Location:

Approximately 2 miles south of Meadow Bluff on County Route 25 (Smoot Road) - 37°52'43"N 80°39'33"W

Elevation:

2,471 ft.

Population:

50 (1928), 300 (1985)

Date Formed:

1898

Name Origin:

Named for Etchinson D. Smoot (1859-1939), the driving force behind establishing a post office here.

Early Settlers:

Early families included Call, Holliday, McClung.

Cemeteries:

Sommerset Cemetery

Churches:

Smoot Baptist Church (Established in 1883), Smoot United Methodist Church

Schools:

Greenbrier Normal School, Smoot Elementary School (1913-present), Smoot Junior High School (part of Elementary School until 24 January 2000 when it consolidated with Crichton, Rainelle, and Rupert Junior High Schools to become Western Greenbrier Junior High), Smoot High School (classes began 1917, accredited in 1922, consolidated with Crichton, Rainelle, and Rupert High Schools to become Greenbrier West High School in 1969)

Post Office:

Established 1898 - Zip Code: 24977