Smithton, PA

Smithton is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The 2020 census counted 351 residents. In approximately 1801, a mill, known as Smith's Mill, was built at the location which became Smithton Borough. The town was incorporated as a borough in 1901. In Smithton, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Smithton, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. The Youghiogheny River runs along Smithton's western limits. The Great Allegheny Passage, a 150-mile bike trail that connects Cumberland, Maryland and Pittsburgh via the Alleghenies, was built in the late 1900s and runs through Smithton. Smithton includes the Youghiogheny River.