Smiths Mill is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Blue Earth and
Waseca counties in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
Minnesota
Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
. The community is located along 631st Avenue near 206th Street and
U.S. Highway 14. Smiths Mill is located within
Le Ray Township in Blue Earth County; and also located within
Janesville Township in Waseca County. Nearby places include
Janesville and
Eagle Lake.
History
A post office called Smith's Mill was first established on May 4, 1876. The post office was discontinued in 1967 when the store closed. The community was named for Peter P. Smith, the owner of a mill.
References
Unincorporated communities in Minnesota
Unincorporated communities in Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Unincorporated communities in Waseca County, Minnesota
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