EXPLORE SMITH COUNTY
If you dream of adventure in a landscape of peaceful expanse, Smith County is the place for you. Here, the rural landscape invites you to roam freely, embrace the spirit of exploration, and revel in breathtaking sunsets and star-filled nights. Choose peaceful serenity. Choose natural beauty and endless horizons.
CHOOSE SMITH COUNTY. WHERE SUCCESS MEETS COMMUNITY.
OH GIVE ME A HOME WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM
In 1871, on the banks of West Beaver Creek, Dr. Higley captured the beauty of his Kansas homestead in the poem My Western Home. Inspired by the serene landscape he found in Smith County, his words still echo through the rolling hills, vast prairies, and endless skies that define the area today. This peaceful setting offers the same sense of belonging that Higley felt, where life moves at a gentler pace and nature's beauty surrounds you - whether you're discovering it for the first time or reconnective with its quiet charm.
Oh, give me a home, where the buffalo roam
Where the deer and the antelope play
Where seldom is heard a discouraging work
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
Home, home on the range
Where the deer and the antelope play
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
EXPLORE SMITH COUNTY
If you dream of adventure in a landscape of peaceful expanse, Smith County is the place for you. Here, the rural landscape invites you to roam freely, embrace the spirit of exploration, and revel in breathtaking sunsets and star-filled nights. Choose peaceful serenity. Choose natural beauty, and endless horizons.
CHOOSE SMITH COUNTY. WHERE SUCCESS MEETS COMMUNITY.
EXPERIENCE THE HEART OF RURAL KANSAS, WHERE THE RHYTHMS OF DAILY LIFE ARE SHAPED BY NATURE AND COMMUNITY.
A DAY IN THE HEARTLAND
IN THE CENTER OF IT ALL
Did you know the center of the 48 Contiguous States is located in Smith County?
In 1890 a government geodetic survey determined that the geographical center of the 48 continental states was located at 39 degrees latitude and 98 degrees longitude. This spot was located one mile north of Lebanon, Kansas on US Hwy 281 and one mile west on Hwy 191.
Over the years Lebanon, Kansas has been referred to as "The Center of the Country", "The Hub of the Nation", "The Crossroads of North America", and Dead Center, U.S.A".
Every year, hundreds of people from all over the world visit Lebanon just to see the spot.
IN THE CENTER OF IT ALL
Did you know the center of the 48 Contiguous States is located in Smith County?
In 1890 a government geodetic survey determined that the geographical center of the 48 continental states was located at 39 degrees latitude and 98 degrees longitude. This spot was located one mile north of Lebanon, Kansas on US Hwy 281 and one mile west on Hwy 191.
Over the years Lebanon, Kansas has been referred to as "The Center of the Country", "The Hub of the Nation", "The Crossroads of North America", and Dead Center, U.S.A".
Every year, hundreds of people from all over the world visit Lebanon just to see the spot.