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Welcome to Curry ...

Curry is located in Pike County<1>.


The location of Curry has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Curry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Curry is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Curry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Curry and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Curry is located in the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named Curry ...

While we believe that this Curry is located in Pike County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Curry. Those communities are located in the following counties: Talladega and Walker County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 19 communities that are also named Curry - they are located in Alaska, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Curry.

Communities near Curry ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Curry.

  • Troy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Goshen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Banks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
    • Banks is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <4>
  • Petrey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
    • Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Center Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Center Point is located in Montgomery County
  • Ansley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
    • Ansley is located in Pike County
  • Needmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Needmore is located in Pike County
  • Youngblood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
    • Youngblood is located in Pike County
  • Kent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in Pike County
  • McClure Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
    • McClure Town is located in Pike County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Curry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Curry.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Curry. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Curry.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Curry. See our Newspapers Page for Curry.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Curry ...

Looking for more information about Curry? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Curry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Curry.

Adding Curry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Curry in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Curry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Curry post office opened in 1885.

We also found Curry in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Curry.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Curry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Curry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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