Smockville, Indiana

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Smockville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Except of 1908 atlas of Parke County, showing Smockville at bottom right, with Bridgeton at top left
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Parke County's location in Indiana
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Smockville
Location in Parke County
Coordinates: 39°37′34″N87°07′59″W / 39.62611°N 87.13306°W / 39.62611; -87.13306
Country United States
State Indiana
County Parke
Township Raccoon
Elevation
[1]
200 m (660 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47837
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID 443711

Smockville was an unincorporated rural community in Raccoon Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2] It is located approximately 2.3 miles south of Conley's Ford Covered Bridge on County Road 550E, and about a 3.5 mile drive southeast of Bridgeton.

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History

Smockville had its start as a coal community. [3] Minor references to Smockville existing appear in local newspapers in the early 20th century. [4] [5] [6] A 1908 county atlas shows Smockville on a map of Raccoon Township, with a notation of around ten one-acre tracts situated in the northwest part of the southeast quadrant of Section 25 of the township. [7] A 2010 report on the county referred to Smockville as a "crossroads community." [8]

Geography

Smockville is located at 39°37′34″N87°07′59″W / 39.62611°N 87.13306°W / 39.62611; -87.13306 at an elevation of 659 feet.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Smockville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  3. ↑ 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. This village was established as a coal mining community and named for a local family.
  4. ↑ (26 June 1916). New S.S. at Smockville, Daily Tribune
  5. ↑ (27 October 1915). Ellison to Make Self Defense Plea, Brazil Daily Times
  6. ↑ (24 September 1910). Calvary Has Hard Luck, Brazil Daily Times
  7. ↑ Standard atlas of Parke County, Indiana (1908)
  8. ↑ Parke County - Interim Report, p. 115 (2010)


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