Welcome to Curry ...

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

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

Curry would have been located within present day Winn Parish<2>.

The location of Curry has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Curry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Curry is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Curry was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Curry still existed, it would have been in the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Curry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Curry - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Idaho, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Curry.

Communities near Curry ...

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

• Winnfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnfield
  • Winnfield is located in Winn Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnfield <5>
• Olla
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
  • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <5>
• Urania
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urania have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urania
  • Urania is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urania <5>
• Clarks
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
  • Clarks is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <5>
• Tullos
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullos
  • Tullos is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tullos <5>
• Georgetown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
• Dodson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
  • Dodson is located in Winn Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <5>
• Atlanta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Winn Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <5>
• Sikes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sikes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikes
  • Sikes is located in Winn Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sikes <5>
• Joyce
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
  • Joyce is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joyce <5>

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

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

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

Adding Curry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Curry 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 Curry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Curry post office opened in 1898.

We also found Curry on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Curry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/