Smithville, Monroe County, Indiana

Smithville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Smithville's Red Men fraternal lodge building
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Coordinates: 39°04′16″N86°30′25″W / 39.07111°N 86.50694°W / 39.07111; -86.50694
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Monroe
Township	Clear Creek
Elevation [1]	732 ft (223 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47458
Area codes	812, 930
FIPS code	18-70308 [2]
GNIS feature ID	452083 [1]

Smithville is an unincorporated community in Clear Creek Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. ^[1]

History

Smithville was laid out in 1851 when the New Albany Railroad was extended to that point. ^{[3] [4]} The community was named for George Smith, one of the founders. ^[5] A post office has been in operation at Smithville since 1854. ^[6]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smithville, Monroe County, Indiana
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp.  525.
4. History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp.  436.
5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  304. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...and George Smith and named for Smith...
6. "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 5, 2015.