| Smithton, Kansas | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 39°57′34″N99°51′05″W / 39.95944°N 99.85139°W Coordinates: 39°57′34″N99°51′05″W / 39.95944°N 99.85139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Norton |
| Elevation | 2,428 ft (740 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| GNIS feature ID | 482416 [1] |
Smithton was a small settlement in Norton County, Kansas, United States.
Norton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 5,671. The largest city and county seat is Norton. The county was established in 1867 and named for Orloff Norton, captain of Company L, 15th Kansas Militia Infantry Regiment.
Kansas is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka and its largest city is Wichita, with its most populated county being Johnson County. Kansas is named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the (south) wind" although this was probably not the term's original meaning. For thousands of years, what is now Kansas was home to numerous and diverse Native American tribes. Tribes in the eastern part of the state generally lived in villages along the river valleys. Tribes in the western part of the state were semi-nomadic and hunted large herds of bison.
