Smithfield in Johnston County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Veterans Memorial
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Korean War 1950 - 1955 World War II 1941-1946 Vietnam War 1961 - 1975 Lebanon/Grenada 1982 - 1984 Panama 1989 - 1990 Kuwait/Iraq 1990 - Afghanistan 2001 -
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 35° 30.685′ N, 78° 20.817′ W. Memorial is in Smithfield, North Carolina, in Johnston County. It is on East Market Street (Business U.S. 70) east of South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 222 E Market St, Smithfield NC 27577, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sherman Receives News of Lee's Surrender in Smithfield (a few steps from this marker); World War II and Korean Conflict Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Johnston County War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Johnston County Fountain Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Occupation of Smithfield (within shouting distance of this marker); Downtown Smithfield Historic District (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Smithfield Four (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smithfield.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Occupation of Smithfield (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 15, 2026
2. Veterans Memorial on the grounds of the county courthouse
Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 40 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
