Smiths Station Alabama

By Staff | August 30, 2020

Northern Boundary of: British W. Florida 1764-83 Spanish W. Florida 1783-95 Mississippi Territory: 1798-1804 Washington County 1800-12 Clarke County 1812-15 Southern Boundary of: British Illinois 1764-83 United States 1783-95 Line fixed in 1764 by British king across present Alabama-Mississippi. France had ceded area to Britain in 1763. Marker Name: Line 32° 28´ North Latitude Marker Type: Rural Roadside Addtional Information:: Erected by the Alabama Historical Association. Date Dedicated / Placed: 1954 Marker Number: Not Listed

Smiths Station is a city in Lee County, Alabama. The city is a part of the Columbus, Georgia-Phenix City, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is also known by locals as “Smiths”, although the official name is “Smiths Station.” At the time of the 2000 census, it was still a census-designated place (CDP), and its population was 21,756. The area that incorporated as Smiths Station in 2001 was much smaller than the CDP, and contained a population of 4,926 according to the 2010 census. Smiths Station is a bedroom community of Columbus, Georgia and Phenix City, Alabama.

Smiths Station was first settled in 1826. The Central of Georgia Railway was extended through the community from Columbus, Georgia to Opelika, Alabama in 1845. The depot was named for Mr. Broadus Smith, a prominent early settler who lived near the city’s current location.