Smithville-Sanders, Indiana

About Smithville-Sanders

Smithville-Sanders is a small unincorporated community in southern Indiana.

Smithville-Sanders holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 10.72 square miles.

📰 Smithville-Sanders News Today

• Smithville-Sanders Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 26
• Smithville-Sanders, IN Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Sep 14
• Smithville-Sanders, IN 10-Day Weather Forecast WeatherBug · Jul 3
• Harrodsburg, Indiana Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 20
• Scott Randall Sowders Obituary | The Funeral Chapel | Bloomington, IN Tribute Archive · Dec 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Smithville-Sanders Unique

• The only place in America named Smithville-Sanders — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Indiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of Bloomington (7 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Smithville-Sanders

• Scenic View Restaurant
• Baldy's Pizza — pizza
• The Cabin Restaurant and Lounge
• The Fairfax Bar and Grill — american
• Trailhead Pizzeria — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Smithville-Sanders

• Hardin Ridge Recreation Area reviews ★
• Allen's Creek State Recreation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Allens Creek State Recreation Area reviews ★
• Amy Weingartner Branigin Peninsula Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cartop State Recreation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cutright State Recreation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fairfax State Recreation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Jackson Creek Park reviews ★
• Middle Fork State Wildlife Refuge reviews ★
• Moore's Creek State Recreation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• North Fork State Wildlife Refuge reviews ★
• Paynetown State Recreation Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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🗺️ Map of Smithville-Sanders

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