# Smithville Community, May Pen, Clarendon Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/smithville/

Community · May Pen 

# Smithville

Smithville is a community of Jamaica in May Pen, Clarendon Parish. It covers **8.22 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 8.2km²
- 483 mtypical elevation

## Where is Smithville?

Smithville lies in [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/), [Clarendon Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Coffee Piece](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/coffee-piece/), [Frankfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/frankfield/frankfield/), [Orange Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/frankfield/orange-hill/), [Ritchies](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/ritchies/) and [Thompson Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/thompson-town/). By area it is the 448th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 2.1% of [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/). The centre of Smithville is about 64 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 22 km from May Pen, the main town of May Pen. The centre point is at 18.1155° N, 77.3832° W.

Source: [Jamaica Social Development Commission (sdc.gov.jm) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-jam).

## Things to see in and around Smithville

### Nearby, outside Smithville

- Broomwell Cave · cave, Ritchies2.0 km
- Mistress Bell Cave · cave, Thompson Town3.5 km
- Peace River Cave · cave, Thompson Town3.5 km
- Boundary Pot · cave, Cumberland3.7 km
- Peace River Sink · cave, Thompson Town3.7 km
- Cabbage Hall Caverns · cave, Cumberland4.7 km
- Sunday Hole · cave, Cumberland4.9 km
- Garden Piece Holes · cave, Cumberland5.2 km
- Ganja Pot · cave, Bombay5.5 km
- Banana Ground Sink #2 · cave, Banana Ground5.6 km
- Banana Ground Sink #1 · cave, Banana Ground5.6 km
- Whitney River Sink · cave, Richmond Park7.0 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Smithville

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica
- CurrencyDollar (JMD)
- Country calling code+1-876
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel54 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen61 km

### Nearest railway station

Suttons Railway Station (1900) (Turners), about 15 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:36).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Smithville

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Smithville. Settlements here lie between about 380 m and 507 m above sea level (median 483 m).

- Corn Hill
- Effort
- Lady Hume
- Martinee
- Smithville

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Smithville

Named natural and historic features inside Smithville, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Black River

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Smithville and the best time to visit

Using the climate of May Pen, the warmest month is Aug (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 357 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 964 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (162 mm) and the driest Feb (23 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 23 43 

Feb 23 23 

Mar 24 36 

Apr 25 51 

May 25 126 

Jun 25 91 

Jul 25 69 

Aug 26 95 

Sep 26 128 

Oct 25 162 

Nov 24 92 

Dec 23 49 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Smithville

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Percy Junor Hospital · Spring Ground 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15502&mlon=-77.46474#map=17/18.15502/-77.46474) 

Bank Scotiabank Jamaica - Christiana Branch · Christiana 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17301&mlon=-77.49028#map=17/18.17301/-77.49028) 

ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Spaldings · Spalding 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15560&mlon=-77.45937#map=17/18.15560/-77.45937) 

Hotel Buttonwood Reef Villa Jamaica · Banana Ground 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.06226&mlon=-77.41258#map=17/18.06226/-77.41258) 

Mall Midway Mall Mandeville Jamaica · Mandeville 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05415&mlon=-77.50961#map=17/18.05415/-77.50961) 

School Frankfield. Clarendon. Jamaica · Frankfield 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.14644&mlon=-77.36600#map=17/18.14644/-77.36600) 

College Knox Community College · Spalding 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15044&mlon=-77.45425#map=17/18.15044/-77.45425) 

Police station Porus Police Station · Porus 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03426&mlon=-77.41122#map=17/18.03426/-77.41122) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other communities in May Pen

- Ashley
- Brixton Hill
- Bucknor
- Bushy Park
- Chatteau
- Cockpit
- Curatoe Hill
- Dawkins
- Effortville
- Four Paths
- Free Town
- Glenmuir
- Hazard
- Longville Park
- May Pen
- Mineral Heights
- Moores
- Mount Airy
- New Denbigh (Race Track)
- New Longsville
- Old Denbigh
- Osbourne Store
- Paisley
- Palmers Cross
- Pleasant Valley
- Richmond Park
- Rock
- Rosewell
- Sandy Bay
- Thompson Town
- Tollgate
- Treadlight
- York Town

## Quick answers

- Where is Smithville?In May Pen, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Smithville?Coffee Piece, Frankfield, Orange Hill, Ritchies and Thompson Town
- What is there to see in Smithville?Broomwell Cave, Mistress Bell Cave, Peace River Cave, Boundary Pot
- What time zone is Smithville in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Smithville?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Smithville?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Smithville?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Smithville?Settlements lie between 380 m and 507 m
- What is the best time to visit Smithville?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Smithville?Percy Junor Hospital, about 9.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Smithville?Scotiabank Jamaica - Christiana Branch, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Smithville?National Commercial Bank, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Smithville?TotalEnergies, Spaldings, about 9.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Smithville?JM010530 (OCHA common operational dataset)