There are three Smith Creeks in Clearwater Country, according to Ralph Space's book The Clearwater Story: History of the Clearwater National Forest. The one on the Middle Fork of the the Clearwater River is named for a man who cut cedar there and rafted it down the river. Another is a branch of Weitas Creek and was named for Eugene (Deadshot) Smith, a trapper. The third is on the North Fork of the Clearwater and was named for Charles Smith who had a homestead at the mouth of Milk Creek. He was also a trapper and had a cabin at the mouth of Isabelle Creek.

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