Do you know of Curry ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Curry. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Curry.<1>

We found mention of Curry as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Mercer County, Kentucky.

Communities Also Named Curry ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Curry.

Within Kentucky, the name Curry is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Pike County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Curry [Pike County].
  - Talladega County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Curry [Talladega County].
  - Walker County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Curry [Walker County].
- Alaska
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alaska community of Curry.
- Idaho
  - Twin Falls County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Curry [Twin Falls County].
- Louisiana
  - Winn Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Curry [Winn Parish].
- Michigan
  - Dickinson County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Curry [Dickinson County].
- Minnesota
  - Washington County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Curry [Washington County].
- Montana
  - Dawson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Curry [Dawson County].
- Nebraska
  - Hamilton County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Curry [Hamilton County].
- New Mexico
  - Quay County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Curry [Quay County].
- New York
  - Sullivan County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Curry [Sullivan County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Allegheny County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Curry [Allegheny County].
  - Blair County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Curry [Blair County].
- Tennessee
  - Davidson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Curry [Davidson County].
- Texas
  - Stephens County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Curry [Stephens County].
- Washington
  - Franklin County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Curry [Franklin County].
- West Virginia
  - Putnam County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Curry [Putnam County].
- Wisconsin
  - Ashland County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Curry [Ashland County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Curry ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Curry:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Curry - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

More Orphans in Mercer County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Mercer County.

Alford	Pleasanthill

Bac	Rose Hill
Bestonia
Brown	Shawnee Run

Harrodsburgh Junction	Tom

Nevins	Verchamp

Pleasant Hill	Warwick

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Curry could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.