Welcome to Curtis ...

Curtis is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Curtis is located in Mackinac County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Curtis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Curtis is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Curtis lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Curtis: (906)

The ZIP code for Curtis: 49820<4>

Communities Also Named Curtis ...

While we believe that this Curtis is located in Mackinac County, we know of another 2 Michigan communities named Curtis. Those communities are located in the following counties: Emmet and Midland County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 39 communities that are also named Curtis - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado (3), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York (2), Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas (3), Utah (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Curtis ...

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

• Newberry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
  • Newberry is located in Luce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <5>
• Carpenter Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Landing
  • Carpenter Landing is located in Luce County
• Gould City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
  • Gould City is located in Mackinac County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gould City <5>
• Danaher
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danaher
  • Danaher is located in Luce County
• Germfask
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germfask have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germfask
  • Germfask is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germfask <5>
• Laketon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laketon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketon
  • Laketon is located in Luce County
• McMillan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
  • McMillan is located in Luce County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMillan <5>
• Engadine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engadine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engadine
  • Engadine is located in Mackinac County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Engadine <5>
• Huntspur
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntspur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspur
  • Huntspur is located in Mackinac County
  • Huntspur has also been known as:
  • Hunt Spur
• Dollarville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarville
  • Dollarville is located in Luce 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 Curtis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Curtis.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Curtis. 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 Curtis.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Curtis ...

Looking for more information about Curtis? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Curtis, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Curtis.

Adding Curtis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Curtis 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 Curtis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Curtis post office opened in 1905.

We also found Curtis on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Curtis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/