Smithtown is an unincorporated community in northern Yadkin County

Yadkin County, North Carolina

- Cities and towns :*Boonville*East Bend*Jonesville*Yadkinville-Towns of the past:These towns were incorporated at one time:*Arlington, merged with Jonesville in 2001.*Hamptonville, chartered in 1818.*Huntsville, incorporated in 1792....

, North Carolina

North Carolina

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, United States

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. Located in the North Fall Creek Township

North Fall Creek Township, Yadkin County, North Carolina

North Fall Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 1,433 according to the 2000 census....

, it was chartered in 1925 and named for three Smith Brothers who operated a small furniture factory and cabinet shop there. The community is in the East Bend

East Bend, North Carolina

East Bend is a town in northeastern Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 659 at the 2000 census. It is a Piedmont Triad community.-Geography:East Bend is located at ....

 ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 area. Until 1909 a post office known as Poindexter –  named after early settlers C.W. Poindexter, a postmaster, and S.A. Poindexter – served the area.

Smithtown was once on a main route linking Winston

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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 to Boonville

Boonville, North Carolina

This page is about the town in North Carolina. For other communities of the same name, see Boonville Boonville is a town in Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States...

. Today the community, centered on Smithtown Road, includes several historic homes. Prominent landmarks include two Methodist Churches that are less than a mile apart, Prospect United Methodist Church

United Methodist Church

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, which was organized in 1830, and New Home UMC, which was first built in 1885. Both churches used the same building from 1867-1885, but had separate pastors – Prospect was part of Methodist Episcopal Church, South

Methodist Episcopal Church, South

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 and New Home the Methodist Episcopal Church

Methodist Episcopal Church

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