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Smyrna, TN Road Trips

Plan drives from Smyrna, TN with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.

town in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Trip Routes

2

Longest Drive

407.9 mi

Elizabethton, TN

Quickest Drive

7h 35m

Johnson City, TN

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Smyrna, TN by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

55,066

Median Income

$78,409

Median Home Value

$326,700

Median Age

33.9

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Smyrna, TN at a Glance

Founded

1855

Elevation

545 ft

Area

33 mi²

Notable People from Smyrna, TN

A sampling of people born in Smyrna, TN.

Jalen Ramsey

Jalen Ramsey

1994

American football player (born 1994)

William Barksdale

William Barksdale

1821–1863

Confederate Army general (1821-1863)

Paul Thompson

1961

former American basketball player, born 1961

Ben H. Guill

Ben H. Guill

1909–1994

American politician (1909-1994)

Landmarks & Historic Sites

Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Smyrna, TN.

Sam Davis House

Sam Davis House

historic house in Tennessee, United States

National Register of Historic Places listed place

City data from Wikidata (Q996433), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Smyrna, TN

Smyrna is a town in Central Tennessee.

Smyrna is a town in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Smyrna's population was 39,974 at the 2010 census and 43,063 in 2013. In 2007, U.S. News & World Report listed Smyrna as one of the best places in the United States to retire. The Town of Smyrna finds its roots in the mid-1800s as an agrarian community with many large farms and plantations flourishing in the area. One of the more significant plantations, the Sam Davis Home, is Smyrna's most historic landmark and is designated as a state historical site.

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Travel tips adapted from Smyrna (Tennessee) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

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