Smith Mills, Massachusetts

About Smith Mills

Set in the southern part of Massachusetts, Smith Mills is a small unincorporated community.

Smith Mills holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.67 square miles.

📰 Smith Mills News Today

• The Roots of Faith in Dartmouth SouthCoastToday.com · May 23
• Dartmouth town, Massachusetts Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 16
• Millicent Reynolds Obituary - New Bedford, MA Dignity Memorial · Oct 6
• Alan W. Paine - Obituary - Dartmouth, MA - Potter Funeral Service CurrentObituary.com · Oct 27
• An in-depth look at Dartmouth's rich, 350-year history SouthCoastToday.com · Mar 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Smith Mills Unique

• The only place in America named Smith Mills — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Massachusetts, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of New Bedford (3 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Smith Mills

• Applebee's — american
• Chuck E. Cheese — pizza
• Hungry Pot — korean
• Joe's Original — american
• Ninety Nine Restaurant and Pub
• Riccardi's Restaurant — italian
• Riko's Pizza — pizza
• Si Va Lai Thai Cuisine — thai
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Arnie's Subs — sandwich

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Chuck E. Cheese
• Bumber Boats · Attraction
• Esker · Attraction
• Path Continues · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Smith Mills

• Dunham's Brook Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Forge Pond Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Helfand Farm Community Gardens · Garden reviews ★
• Howland Reserve reviews ★
• Paskamansett Woods reviews ★
• Ridge Hill Reserve reviews ★
• Westport Town Farm · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Acushnet Saw Mills · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Adult Softball Field reviews ★
• Ashton Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Asm Realty Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Augustine / Souza Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Smith Mills

• George H Potter
• Westport Elementary
• Westport Middle-High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Smith Mills

🏘️ Nearby Communities