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Welcome to Curtiston ...

Curtiston is located in Etowah County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Curtiston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Curtiston is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Curtiston (for example, toward Etna (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities near Curtiston ...

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

  • Gadsden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Albertville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Boaz
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Boaz is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <3>
  • Rainbow City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Southside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Glencoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hokes Bluff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Ashville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sardis City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sardis City is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
  • Ragland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ragland is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragland <3>

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 Curtiston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Curtiston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Curtiston ...

Looking for more information about Curtiston? 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 Curtiston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Curtiston.

Adding Curtiston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Curtiston 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 (so far) for Curtiston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Curtiston post office opened in 1904. The Curtiston post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Curtiston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Etowah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Curtiston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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