Smithson is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Big Creek Township,
White County, in the
U.S. state of
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
.
History
Smithson was originally called Wheeler, and was laid out under that name on the farm of Hiram M. Wheeler when the
Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railway was extended to that point.
The present name is derived from Bernard G. Smith, a Civil War veteran and early settler.
Smithson was the name of the local post office
which was established in 1880 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1931.
Geography
Smithson is located at , approximately two miles south of
Reynolds Reynolds may refer to:
Places Australia
*Hundred of Reynolds, a cadastral unit in South Australia
*Hundred of Reynolds (Northern Territory), a cadastral unit in the Northern Territory of Australia
United States
* Reynolds, Mendocino County, Calif ...
at the intersection of
State Road 43 and Smithson Road.
References
Unincorporated communities in White County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
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