Smithwick, SD

Smithwick is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. The 2020 census counted 39 residents. A post office called Smithwicks was established in 1887, and in 1901 the name was changed to Smithwick. Smithwick was named for a railroad engineer. That mix gives Smithwick a clear local shape within South Dakota, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present.