Smithville Illinois Map
Smithville, Wayne County
Smithville, Illinois — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Smithville, Wayne County.
Interactive Map of Smithville, Illinois
| City | Smithville |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Wayne |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 38.270604 |
| Longitude | -88.591721 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Smithville, Illinois
Smithville is a locality in Wayne County, Illinois, United States. Smithville is located at 38.2706°N, 88.5917°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61536.0.
Smithville lies in a gentle landscape of rolling farmland, where the cultivated fields, mostly corn and soybeans, meet the scattered stands of oak and hickory that cling to the low ridges. It lies 42.2 miles west-north-west of Posey, IN (from Posey, IN: bearing 296°T), and is situated 5.2 miles south of Wayne City. The air here, especially in late afternoon, carries a soft, earthy scent, a blend of turned soil and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening grain. The sky above Smithville often stretches vast and pale, a canvas for clouds that drift with a slow, deliberate grace, casting fleeting shadows that move across the undulating terrain. The houses, widely spaced, seem to settle into the land rather than impose upon it, their porches and gardens often framed by the sturdy, weathered lines of barns and outbuildings. The history of Smithville is etched in the quiet persistence of agriculture, a way of life that has shaped its fortunes and its character for generations. This is a place where the local economy has long been tied to the bounty of the land, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pace of life. The occasional grain elevator, a sentinel against the horizon, speaks to this enduring connection, its tall silhouette a familiar landmark against the wide Illinois sky. While Smithville itself may not boast grand monuments, its distinctiveness lies in this deep-rooted agricultural heritage, a quiet testament to the generations who have worked and lived upon this fertile ground.
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About This Smithville Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Smithville, Illinois with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Smithville and Wayne County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Smithville is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Smithville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
