Smithville, TX - Bastrop County     Population (2000 Census): 3,901 Smithville is located 10 miles southeast of Bastrop in southeastern Bastrop County. Incorporated in March 1895, it was established in 1827 by Thomas Gazeley, who settled near the current town’s site. The community was named Smithville after William Smith, who was another of the area’s early settlers. By May 1879, Smithville was known as a thriving village. Eight years later, the community shifted two miles west toward the new Bastrop and Taylor Railway. Extensions of local railroad lines and the bringing of their central shops to the community bolstered a huge boom to Smithville in the 1890’s. By 1900, Smithville’s population was equal to ten percent of the entire population of Bastrop County. The town’s population reached a peak in the mid-1940’s before dropping over the next couple decades. By the mid-1970’s Smithville once again had a rising population, along with a new city hall, library, and storm drainage system. Smithville, while a manufacturing and trading center, has also remained an area for farming and the raising of livestock and is largely devoted to agriculture. There is a local annual 3-day festival called the Smithville Jamboree. Smithville Homes and Real Estate For Sale HERE Please fill out the form below if you are interested or would just like some more information. We will get right back to you! Feel free to call us for a more immediate response at 512-420-9997 or 800-343-0933. First Name: Last Name: Telephone: Email Adress: Comments: