Welcome to Currie ...
Currie is located in Elko County<1>.
Currie was established in 1885.
Currie is 5,800 feet [1,768 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Currie is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Currie lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Currie lies within the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Currie ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Currie - they are located in Minnesota, Mississippi (3), New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ontario, Tennessee and Texas (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Currie.
Communities near Currie ...
We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Currie.
- Goshute ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Greens ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Sprucemont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprucemont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucemont
- Sprucemont is located in Elko County
- Cherry Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cherry Creek is located in White Pine County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Currie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Currie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Currie. 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 Currie.
Adding Currie to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Currie 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 Currie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Currie post office opened in 1906.
We also found Currie on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Currie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Currie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Currie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |