Smiths Mill, Minnesota

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Smiths Mill is an unincorporated community in Blue Earth and Waseca counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. 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.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Waseca | title=Waseca County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=28 March 2015}} The post office was discontinued in 1967 when the store closed. The community was named for Peter P. Smith, the owner of a mill.{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA125|year=1908|page=125}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Minnesota

Category:Unincorporated communities in Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Category:Unincorporated communities in Waseca County, Minnesota