Welcome to Curtis ...
Curtis is located in Menard County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Curtis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Curtis is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Curtis lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Curtis: 217 & 447<3>
Communities Also Named Curtis ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Curtis - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado (3), Florida, Georgia (2), 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.
- Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Riverton is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <4>
- Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mason City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Williamsville is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <4>
- Grandview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Grandview is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spaulding
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaulding have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Pleasant Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasant Plains is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Plains <4>
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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Curtis, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 1880.
We also found Curtis in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Curtis.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Menard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Curtis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Curtis area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |