In 1865 the Geological society added smith's name to Greenough's map, rightfully acknowledging his intellectual contribution.
Though smith's major accomplishments went unnoticed by the scientific community initially, smith's contributions to geography and biostratigraphy were just beginning at be recognized at the time of his death. his 1815 map of England and Wales is considered a milestone in geological cartography. his geologic maps were practically applied to the fields of mining, agriculture, road building, water draining, and canal building. Smith freely shared his knowledge of England's geology. he was buried nearby in saint Peter's Church. The father of English geology died on August 28, 1839. On the way to a British Association meeting in Birmingham, smith stopped to visit a friend in Northampton. Within 10 years, the exterior of the buildings deteriorated. one wonders if smith might have recognized this and corrected the error before it was too late, if he had lived longer. The substitute stone turned out to be unsuitable. The supply ran short, and a quick substitution had to be found. The committee selected a magnesium limestone from a quarry in Derbyshire. Smith's last job was serving as part of a committee selected by the government to choose the new building material for the British House of Parliament, as the old building had burned down in 1834. Trinity College in Dublin awarded him an honorary doctorate degree in 1835. He received his gold medal the next year followed by a government pension. In return, Smith presented the Society with his original table of 23 strata (1799), his colored geologic map of Bath and the surrounding area (1799), and an original rough sketch of his geologic masterpiece (1801). In 1831 Smith was awarded the first Wollaston Medal by the Geological Society of London in recognition of his research into the mineral structure of the Earth. He was aware of Smith's accomplishments, and with the assistance of a friend, he championed for an annuity to be purchased for the aging geologist. Johnstone was a member of the Geological Society and a fossil collector himself. Sir John Vanden Bempde Johnstone hired Smith as his land steward in Hackness in 1828.
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