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Welcome to Curby ...

Curby is located in Crawford County<1>.

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

Curby is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Curby (for example, toward Dale), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Curby: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Curby ...

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

  • Paoli
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Corydon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Palmyra
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Milltown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marengo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • English
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Birdseye
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Hardinsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Leavenworth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Crandall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Crandall is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Curby ...

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

Adding Curby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Curby 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 Curby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Curby post office opened in 1904. The Curby post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Curby.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Curby - 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Curby area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Curby 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/