Smithville, GA

Smithville is a city in Lee County, Georgia, United States. The 2020 census counted 593 residents. Smithville is part of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan statistical area. A post office was established at Smithville in 1871. Students are zoned to Lee County High School. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Smithville, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Smithville, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. The community was named after the local Smith family. Smithville is bordered to the north by the Sumter County line. U.S. Route 19 runs through the west side of the city, leading south 12 miles to Leesburg, the Lee county seat, and north 13 miles to Americus.