Smithdale is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

located in

Amite County Amite County is a county located in the state of Mississippi on its southern border with Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,720. Its county seat is Liberty. The county is named after the Amite River, which runs through th ...

Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

, United States. Smithdale is approximately south-southwest of Auburn on

Mississippi Highway 570 Mississippi Highway 570 (MS 570) is a two-segment state highway in the U.S. state of Mississippi that travels in the vicinity of McComb, Mississippi, McComb. The western segment runs from U.S. Route 98 in Mississippi, U.S. Route ...

and a part of the McComb, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Smithdale has a

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with a zip code of 39664.

Notable people

Britte Hughey Britte Edwin Hughey (April 28, 1910 – January 27, 1986) was an American farmer and politician who served in the Mississippi House of Representatives. Elected twice from Amite County, he was a member of the local Farm Bureau and Citizens' Counc ...

, member of the

Mississippi House of Representatives The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected for ...

1956–1964 * Doug Williams, gospel singer *

Franklin Delano Williams Franklin Delano Williams ( – ) was an American gospel music singer. Musical career As a child and during his early teens he joined the Southern Gospel Singers and later, The Williams Brothers. The Jackson Southernaires He teamed up with his ...

, gospel singer * Melvin Williams,

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ian

References

Unincorporated communities in Amite County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi McComb micropolitan area {{AmiteCountyMS-geo-stub