Local events in Smithville
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How Smithville began
Smithville sits along Sugar Creek in Green Township, named for early settler Thomas Smith. Its population grew from 546 in 1880 to a peak of 1,467 in 1980 before settling near 1,338 by 2020. The village has produced a notably varied set of nationally known people, including U.S. Senator Kirtland I. Perky (from Idaho), ambassador David Dale Reimer, journalist Dale Willman, and Mennonite theologian John Howard Yoder, and today hosts the Wayne County Schools Career Center.
Settled 1818, platted 1836 (re-platted; an 1831 plat was vacated), by David Birney Sr., Joseph Musser, John Shroll and Luther Carey (1836 plat, surveyed by Campbell Bell); Thomas Smith (1818 first cabin and 1831 plat).
Where the name comes from
Smithville took its name from Thomas Smith, who built the first cabin in the neighborhood in 1818.
Before the town
No Native American village, trail, mound or treaty event specific to Smithville itself was found, but Green Township's own chapter in the 1878 county history notes that visible remains of a Native American village were still present on section 21 of the township as late as 1819 -- a site the source does not name, describe further or connect to a specific historic nation.
Timeline
- — Population recorded at 546.
- — Village population peaks at 1,467.
- — A former middle school building in the area is demolished.
- — Population recorded at 1,338.
- — Thomas Smith builds the first cabin in the neighborhood, on the north-west side of the Portage road; Reasin Beall opens the first store, in one end of Smith's cabin, and Smith becomes the first postmaster, an office he holds into Andrew Jackson's first administration.
- — Thomas Smith lays out a village around his cabin, but the site is vacated on account of low ground.
- — David Birney Sr., Joseph Musser, John Shroll and Luther Carey lay out a new, forty-one-lot village, surveyed by Campbell Bell, forming the central part of present-day Smithville. David Brenizer puts up the first building; Jacob Musser the second; and a tavern known as "Widow Johnson's" the third. Judge Smith Orr and Jonathan Casebier open the first store in the new village the following spring.
- — Green Township's nine church organizations are founded in sequence beginning with the Methodists in 1814 and the Amish in 1816, followed over the following five decades by German Baptist (Dunkard), Presbyterian, Winebrenarian, Brethren in Christ, Evangelical Lutheran, United Brethren and one further congregation organized in 1867.
Stories
A small village, four very different careers
For a village of little more than a thousand people, Smithville's list of notable natives spans an unusually wide range of American public life. Kirtland I. Perky left Ohio to become a United States Senator from Idaho; David Dale Reimer became a career diplomat, serving as U.S. ambassador to Mauritius, Seychelles and Sierra Leone; Dale Willman built a career as an award-winning journalist; and John Howard Yoder became one of the most influential Mennonite theologians and Christian ethicists of the twentieth century, his work on pacifism and Christian nonviolence studied well beyond Mennonite circles. None of the four followed the others into the same field, and their shared origin in a small Wayne County village named for an early settler is largely coincidental — but it is a reminder that a place this size can send people in almost any direction.
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · archive.org
Historic places
1 place in Smithville on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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Green Township High SchoolBuilding · Smithville · listed 2013
- Address
- 484 E. Main St.
- Where
- Smithville, Wayne County · ZIP 44677
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 2013
- NRIS reference number
- 13000684
- Coordinates
- 40.86706, -81.85478
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.
Water
Mostly private wells The water here
- Smithville Village100% of residentsGroundwater wells (4 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Smithville's boundary: 1 fire or EMS station, 1 college, 5 public schools, 1 poor-rated bridge, 2 museums and 1 police station. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Central Fire District Station 1Smithville
- Address
- 232 North Summit Street, Smithville, OH 44677
- Coordinates
- 40.86377, -81.86195
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.
Colleges (1)
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Wayne County Schools Career CenterPublic career school · Smithville
- What it is
- Public career school
- City
- Smithville
- Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
- 202
- IPEDS unit ID
- 433138
College Navigator (NCES) ↗ IPEDS data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES IPEDS 2024 directory, 2023-24 enrollment and tuition, graduation rates for the 2017 (four-year) and 2020 (two-year) entering classes.
Public schools (5)
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Green Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Smithville
- Address
- 200 Smithie Drive, Smithville, OH 44677
- School district
- Green Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 538
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 27.1
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 85.4%
- Ohio building IRN
- 022996
- NCES school ID
- 390505503984
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Green Middle School4.5 of 5 stars · Smithville
- Address
- 200 Smithie Drive, Smithville, OH 44677
- School district
- Green Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 230
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 16.35
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 81%
- Ohio building IRN
- 014456
- NCES school ID
- 390505503983
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Liberty Preparatory SchoolSmithville
- Address
- 243 N Milton St, Smithville, OH 44677
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 43
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- NCES school ID
- 390155105783
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Smithville High School5 of 5 stars · Smithville
- Address
- 200 Smithie Drive, Smithville, OH 44677
- School district
- Green Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 327
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 17.55
- Report card, 2025-26
- 5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 89.1%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 100%
- Ohio building IRN
- 034793
- NCES school ID
- 390505503986
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Wayne County Schools Career CenterSmithville
- Address
- 518 W Prospect St, Smithville, OH 44677
- Kind (NCES)
- Career and Technical School
- Students, 2023-24
- 606
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 50
- NCES school ID
- 390517104095
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.
Bridges rated poor (1)
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Milton St. over Sugar CreekPoor · built 1970
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1970
- Length
- 14 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 1,030
- Coordinates
- 40.86171, -81.85796
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025. "Poor" means one major part rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale; it calls for repair, not closing, unless the state posts or closes the bridge.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (2)
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Green Township Historic Preservation SocietyHistorical society · Smithville
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Smithville
- Coordinates
- 40.86467, -81.85434
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
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Smithville Community Historical SocietyHistorical society · Smithville
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Smithville
- Coordinates
- 40.86467, -81.85434
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.
Police stations (1)
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Smithville Police DepartmentSmithville
- Address
- 207 West Main Street, Smithville, OH 44677
- Coordinates
- 40.86285, -81.86122
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Smithville, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44677 Smithville | 47% | Mostly private wells | 5.3 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1964 | Green Local · 4.5 stars overall | 2.8% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Smithville, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Agreed Upon Procedures, 2022 to 2023, released 2024-08-06
The county
Wayne County: 15 ZIP codes, 33 cities, villages and townships, 124,210 people.
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Smithville, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 1.31 in
- 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-30
- rain so far in 2026
- 33.3 in
- about normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 26.1 in
- a normal year brings 32.1 in
- a normal year
- 38.1 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1.31 | — | 30 |
| September 2026 | 4.23 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 3.98 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 3.17 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 3.01 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 4.41 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 6.36 | 0.2 | 30 |
| March 2026 | 5.10 | 1.3 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 0.69 | 5.7 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.06 | 18.9 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 1.58 | 10.6 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 1.37 | 2.4 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 1990 — 52.2 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1963 — 24.4 in |
| Snowiest year | 1910 — 74.5 in |
| Wettest day on record | 5 July 1969 — 7.87 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 2 December 1974 — 14.34 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 10 November 1913 — 18.09 in |
Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside Smithville, so every figure here is worked out from the gauges around it - the nearest ones weighted most. Treat them as close estimates rather than readings.
48,686 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-30. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-11-01): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-11-01 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.
Environmental permits and filings
What Ohio EPA has on file for Smithville: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.
- facilities and sites on file
- 7
- those placed on the map inside Smithville
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| State sewer loans | 2 |
| Air pollution | 1 |
| Hazardous waste | 1 |
| Public drinking water | 1 |
| Source-water protection | 1 |
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 1 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| SMITHVILLE WWTP | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| SMITHVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| SMITHVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| SMITHVILLE WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| SMITHVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| SMITHVILLE WWTP | Wastewater and stormwater discharge report | |
| SMITHVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| SMITHVILLE WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| SMITHVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water letter | |
| SMITHVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| AMERISEAL OF OHIO INC | Air pollution letter | |
| AMERISEAL OF OHIO INC | Air pollution letter | |
| SMITHVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| SMITHVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water warning letter | |
| SMITHVILLE WWTP | Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection | |
| SMITHVILLE WWTP | Wastewater and stormwater discharge report | |
| SMITHVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| SMITHVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| SMITHVILLE WWTP | Wastewater and stormwater discharge report | |
| SMITHVILLE WWTP | Wastewater and stormwater discharge report | |
| SMITHVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| SMITHVILLE WWTP | Wastewater and stormwater discharge report | |
| SMITHVILLE WWTP | Wastewater and stormwater discharge report | |
| SMITHVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water violation resolved | |
| SMITHVILLE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water report |
Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.
Quick answers
What county is Smithville, Ohio in?
Smithville is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, with 1,323 residents.
When was Smithville, Ohio founded?
Smithville was settled 1818; laid out 1836 (re-platted; an 1831 plat was vacated). Founders on record: David Birney Sr., Joseph Musser, John Shroll and Luther Carey (1836 plat, surveyed by Campbell Bell); Thomas Smith (1818 first cabin and 1831 plat). Source
How did Smithville, Ohio get its name?
Smithville took its name from Thomas Smith, who built the first cabin in the neighborhood in 1818. Source
What ZIP code is Smithville, Ohio?
Most of Smithville is in ZIP code 44677.
Where does Smithville, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Smithville (Smithville Village): Mostly private wells.
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