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Welcome to Curtis ...

So far, we found very little information about Curtis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Curtis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Curtis, please Contact Us.

Curtis would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Curtis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Time Zone: The area where Curtis was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Curtis was located: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Curtis ...

While we believe that this Curtis is located in Washington County, we know of another 2 Colorado communities named Curtis. Those communities are located in the following counties: El Paso and Pueblo County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 39 communities that are also named Curtis - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan (3), 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.

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.

Adding Curtis to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Curtis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Curtis post office opened in 1888. The Curtis post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Curtis.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Curtis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Curtis area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Curtis area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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