Smyrna, Decatur County, Indiana

Smyrna
Unincorporated community
Smyrna
Coordinates: 39°15′50″N 85°22′38″W / 39.26389°N 85.37722°W / 39.26389; -85.37722Coordinates: 39°15′50″N 85°22′38″W / 39.26389°N 85.37722°W / 39.26389; -85.37722
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Decatur
Township	Salt Creek
Elevation[1]	965 ft (294 m)
ZIP code	47240
FIPS code	18-70362[2]
GNIS feature ID	443715

Smyrna is an unincorporated community in Salt Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

History

The first post office at Smyrna was established in 1846.^[3] It was named after the ancient city of Smyrna.^[4]

Geography

Smyrna is located at 39°15′50″N 85°22′38″W / 39.26389°N 85.37722°W / 39.26389; -85.37722.

References

1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ↑ "Decatur County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 September 2014. 
4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...comes from the seaport in Asia Minor... 

Municipalities and communities of Decatur County, Indiana, United States County seat: Greensburg City Greensburg Towns Millhousen New Point St. Paul‡ Westport Townships Adams Clay Clinton Fugit Jackson Marion Salt Creek Sand Creek Washington CDPs Clarksburg Lake Santee‡ Other unincorporated communities Adams Alert Burney Craig Downeyville Ewington Forest Hill Gaynorsville Germantown Harper Harris City Horace Kingston Knarr Corner Letts Letts Corner McCoy Mechanicsburg Middle Branch Milford New Pennington Pinhook Rossburg Saint Maurice Saint Omer Sandusky Sardinia Slabtown Smyrna Tarkeo Corner Waynesburg Williamstown Ghost town Springhill Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties