Smithwick, Texas

Smithwick is an unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas, United States. Smithwick is located on Ranch to Market Road 1431 eight miles east of Marble Falls. Smithwick was formed in 1882 from three smaller communities, Hickory Creek, Elm Grove, and Smithwick Mills, named after Noah Smithwick's mill on the Colorado River. [2][3][4]

Smithwick, Texas
Smithwick
Smithwick
Coordinates: 30°33′39″N 98°08′42″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBurnet
Elevation
850 ft (260 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)830
GNIS feature ID1380563[1]

Notable people

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Smithwick, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  3. Noah, Smithwick. "Evolution of a State". Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  4. Smithwick, Noah (1900). The Evolution of a State, or, Recollections of Old Texas Days. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-72045-9.


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