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Smockville had its start as a [[coal town]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/n321 304]|quote=This village was established as a coal mining community and named for a local family.}}</ref> |
Smockville had its start as a [[coal town]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/n321 304]|quote=This village was established as a coal mining community and named for a local family.}}</ref> |
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Minor references to Smockville existing appear in local newspapers in the early 20th century.<ref name=”smock1″>(26 June 1916). [https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=DT19160626.1.5&srpos=1&e=——-en-20–1–txt-txIN-smockville—— New S.S. at Smockville], ”Daily Tribune”</ref><Ref name=”smock2″>(27 October 1915). [https://www.newspapers.com/ |
Minor references to Smockville existing appear in local newspapers in the early 20th century.<ref name=”smock1″>(26 June 1916). [https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=DT19160626.1.5&srpos=1&e=——-en-20–1–txt-txIN-smockville—— New S.S. at Smockville], ”Daily Tribune”</ref><Ref name=”smock2″>(27 October 1915). [https://www.newspapers.com///100534274 Ellison to Make Self Defense Plea], ”Brazil Daily Times”</ref><ref name=”calv”>(24 September 1910). [https://www.newspapers.com/article/brazil-daily-times/130203156/ Calvary Has Hard Luck], ”Brazil Daily Times”</ref> |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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Latest revision as of 20:18, 25 September 2025
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Smockville is an unincorporated community in Raccoon Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
Smockville had its start as a coal town.[3]
Minor references to Smockville existing appear in local newspapers in the early 20th century.[4][5][6]
Smockville is located at 39°37′34″N 87°07′59″W / 39.62611°N 87.13306°W / 39.62611; -87.13306 at an elevation of 659 feet.
