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Smithland, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

39°27′37″N 85°50′48″W / 39.46028°N 85.84667°W / 39.46028; -85.84667CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyShelbyTownship HendricksElevation

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732 ft (223 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

46176

GNIS feature ID443707

Smithland is an unincorporated community in Hendricks Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2]

History

Smithland was platted in 1851 by Hezekiah Smith, and named for him.^[3]

A post office was established at Smithland in 1853, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901.^[4]

Smithland is located at 39°27′37″N 85°50′48″W / 39.46028°N 85.84667°W / 39.46028; -85.84667.

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Smithland, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
^ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 270.
^ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 4, 2015.