Smithland, Indiana

Smithland is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, Indiana.^[1]

History

Smithland was platted in 1851 by Hezekiah Smith, and named for him.^[2] A post office was established at Smithland in 1853, and remained in operation until 1901.^[3]

Coordinates: 39°27′37″N 85°50′48″W / 39.46028°N 85.84667°W / 39.46028; -85.84667

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smithland, Indiana
↑ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 270.
↑ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Shelby County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Shelbyville

City	Shelbyville

Towns	Edinburgh‡ Fairland Morristown St. Paul‡

Townships	Addison Brandywine Hanover Hendricks Jackson Liberty Marion Moral Noble Shelby Sugar Creek Union Van Buren Washington

CDP	Waldron

Other unincorporated communities	Beech Brook Bengal Blue Ridge Boggstown Brookfield Candleglo Village Fenns Flat Rock Fountaintown Freeport Geneva Green Meadows Gwynneville Hildebrand Village Knighthood Grove Knighthood Village Lewis Creek London London Heights Marietta Marion Meiks Meltzer Middletown Morven Mount Auburn Norristown Pleasant View Pleasure Valley Prescott Rays Crossing Sleepy Hollow Smithland Southeast Manor Sugar Creek Wilson Corner

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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