Smithville, Arkansas
| Smithville, Arkansas | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 Location in Lawrence County and the state of Arkansas |
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| Coordinates: 36°4′48″N 91°18′14″W / 36.08000°N 91.30389°WCoordinates: 36°4′48″N 91°18′14″W / 36.08000°N 91.30389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Lawrence |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.60 sq mi (1.56 km2) |
| • Land | 0.60 sq mi (1.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 351 ft (107 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 78 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 72 |
| • Density | 119.60/sq mi (46.21/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 72466 |
| Area code(s) | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-64910 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0058647 |
Smithville is a town in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 73 at the 2000 census.
Euro-American settlers first came to the area of Smithville in 1808.
Smithville became the county seat of modern-day Lawrence County in 1837. The county seat was later moved to Powhatan in 1869, after the Civil War. This was done in part to take advantage of riverboat commerce along Black River.
Smithville is also the nearest town for the final shoot-out between law enforcement and the infamous tax fugitive Gordon Kahl on June 2, 1983, in which Lawrence County Sheriff Gene Matthews was also killed. Smithville lies a few miles south of the actual shootout location.
Smithville sits at the crossroads for Western Lawrence County, with Highway 117 running east to Black Rock and southwest to Strawberry. Highway 115 runs north to Imboden (and thus connects to US 412) and southward to Cave City in Sharp County.
The current mayor of Smithville is Mitch Whitmire.
Smithville is located at 36°4′48″N 91°18′14″W / 36.08000°N 91.30389°W (36.080031, -91.303781).
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