Smiths Mill, Minnesota

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Smiths Mill (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°08′16″N93°46′05″W / 44.13778°N 93.76806°W / 44.13778; -93.76806 Coordinates: 44°08′16″N93°46′05″W / 44.13778°N 93.76806°W / 44.13778; -93.76806
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Blue Earth and Waseca
Township Le Ray Township and Janesville Township
Elevation
1,063 ft (324 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56048 and 56024
Area code(s) 507
GNIS feature ID652188 [1]

Smiths Mill is an unincorporated community in Blue Earth and Waseca counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The community is located along 631st Avenue near 206th Street and U.S. Highway 14. Smiths Mill is located within Le Ray Township in Blue Earth County; and also located within Janesville Township in Waseca County. Nearby places include Janesville and Eagle Lake.

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Blue Earth County, Minnesota County in the United States

Blue Earth County is a county in the State of Minnesota. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 64,013. Its county seat is Mankato. The county is named for the Blue Earth River and for the deposits of blue-green clay once evident along the banks of the Blue Earth River.

Waseca County, Minnesota County in the United States

Waseca County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 19,136. Its county seat is Waseca.

History

A post office called Smith's Mill was first established in 1876. [2] The community was named for Peter Smith, the owner of a mill. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Smiths Mill, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Waseca County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 125.


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