Smockville, Indiana

Smockville was an unincorporated rural community in Raccoon Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is located approximately 2.3 miles south of Conley's Ford Covered Bridge on County Road 550E, and about a 3.5 mile drive southeast of Bridgeton.

History

Smockville had its start as a coal community. Minor references to Smockville existing appear in local newspapers in the early 20th century.., Brazil Daily Times A 1908 county atlas shows Smockville on a map of Raccoon Township, with a notation of around ten one-acre tracts situated in the northwest part of the southeast quadrant of Section 25 of the township. A 2010 report on the county referred to Smockville as a "crossroads community."

Geography

Smockville is located at at an elevation of 659 feet.