Smiths Grove, Kentucky
human settlement in Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America
Smiths Grove is a home rule-class city in Warren County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 752 as of the 2020 Census. It is included in the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Smiths Grove is located at 37°3′12″N 86°12′27″W (37.053448, -86.207569).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 784 people, 298 households, and 228 families residing in the city. The population density was 945.3 inhabitants per square mile (365.0/km2). There were 329 housing units at an average density of 396.7 per square mile (153.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 84.82% White, 12.12% African American, 1.91% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.91% of the population.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Smiths Grove, Kentucky” as human settlement in Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as human settlement in Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2070132. VIAF identifies the subject as 152556925. The Library of Congress control number is n88238085. Authority coordinates are 37.053, -86.207. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2000.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Smiths Grove, Kentucky”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Smiths Grove, Kentucky primary sources, Smiths Grove, Kentucky archive and Smiths research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Smiths Grove, Kentucky”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Smiths Grove, Kentucky” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.