Smithfield, West Virginia

About Smithfield

Smithfield is a tiny community in northern West Virginia counting 98 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Smithfield is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.29 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 338 residents per square mile.

📰 Smithfield News Today

• Lewis Wetzel Wildlife Management Area West Virginia Explorer · May 21
• Julie Kay Metz Obituary | Palmer Funeral Home | Pine Grove, WV Tribute Archive · Sep 15
• Smithfield police investigate shots fired incident on West Main Street WAVY.com · Aug 12
• Smithfield police investigating shooting on West Main Street 13newsnow.com · Aug 12
• Mission Appalachia to renovate historic Buckhannon home — and give it away on Labor Day My Buckhannon · Mar 4

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What Makes Smithfield Unique

• One of 8 places in the US named Smithfield — but the West Virginia one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.29 sq mi.
• With 98 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northern West Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Smithfield

• Curtisville Lake Park and Campground reviews ★

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