Smithshire is an unincorporated community in Warren County

Warren County, Illinois

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, Illinois

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, United States

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. Smithshire is located along the BNSF Railway

BNSF Railway

The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...

 line 40 miles (64.4 km) northeast of Fort Madison, Iowa

Fort Madison, Iowa

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. Smithshire is 30 miles (48.3 km) southwest of Galesburg, Illinois

Galesburg, Illinois

Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 32,195. It is the county seat of Knox County....

. Smithshire has a post office

Post office

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 with ZIP code

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 61478.
Smithshire came into being with the building of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...

 in 1888. It is the only population center in Ellison Township, Warren County, Illinois

Ellison Township, Warren County, Illinois

Ellison Township is located in Warren County, Illinois, United States. The population was 339 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...

. The abandoned town of Ellison was two miles (3 km) from Smithshire. Ellison began in the 1830's suffered from a catastrophic tornado in 1858 dampening its growth. The remaining community moved to Smithshire with the coming of the railroad. Smithshire is the location of the corporate offices of Twomey Company Twomey Company. Twomey Company is a family owned agri-busniess corporation. Smithshire has a population of approximately 100. Smithshire has one church the Smithshire United Methodist Church United Methodist Church. Smithshire is a part of the West Central High School, district 235. Dew's Diner Dew's Diner a family cafe Is a farmer friendly restaurant; it is open weekday mornings through noon, and on some evenings.