Smithfield is a town in Isle of Wight County, in the South Hampton Roads subregion of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia in the United States. The population was 8,533 at the 2020 census.
Main Street, Smithfield
Water tower in Smithfield, displaying the motto of "ham, history & hospitality"
The Isle of Wight County Museum holds P.D. Gwaltney Jr.'s "pet ham". It is thought to be the world's oldest ham, having been cured in 1902.
Isle of Wight County Museum
Isle of Wight County, Virginia
Isle of Wight County is a county located in the Hampton Roads region of the U.S. state of Virginia. It was named after the Isle of Wight, England, south of the Solent, from where many of its early colonists had come. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,606. Its county seat is Isle of Wight, an unincorporated community.
Isle of Wight Courthouse and Confederate Monument (removed May 8, 2021).
The 1750 courthouse on Main Street in Smithfield.
The 1752 tavern on Main Street, now operated as the Smithfield Inn.
Boykin's Tavern, next to the 1800 courthouse.