Smithonia, Georgia is a location in Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Oglethorpe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the largest county in Northeast Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 12,635. The 2007 Census Estimate showed a population of 13,963...

 at the intersection of Crawford-Smithonia Road and Smithonia Road.

It is reported in the database of the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 as the nearest community to Howard's Covered Bridge, three miles away. Smithonia

Smithonia

Smithonia was built in 1866 with "Plantation Plain" architectural style. The nearest city is Comer, Georgia but Smithonia, Georgia is now a distinct location.The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984....

 is itself a plantation listed on the NRHP.

Smithonia, near Athens

Athens, Georgia

Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...

, was founded and named by Georgia State Senator James Monroe Smith. "In the post-Civil War economy, Smith nurtured a small farm into the state's largest plantation . . . .