Welcome to Kurtz ...

Kurtz is located in Alcona County<1>.

The location of Kurtz has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kurtz, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Kurtz is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Kurtz: (989)

Communities Also Named Kurtz ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Kurtz - they are located in Indiana and North Dakota.

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

Communities near Kurtz ...

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

• Harrisville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Harrisville is located in Alcona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <4>
• Lincoln
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Alcona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Sid Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sid Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sid Town
  • Sid Town is located in Iosco County
• Barton City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton City
  • Barton City is located in Alcona County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barton City <4>
• Curtisville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
  • Curtisville is located in Alcona County
• Mikado
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikado
  • Mikado is located in Alcona County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mikado <4>
• Gustin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gustin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin
  • Gustin is located in Alcona County
• Curran
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
  • Curran is located in Alcona County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curran <4>
• Foote Site Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foote Site Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Site Village
  • Foote Site Village is located in Iosco County
• South Branch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
  • South Branch is located in Ogemaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Branch <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 Kurtz. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kurtz.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kurtz ...

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

Adding Kurtz to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kurtz post office opened in 1909.

We also found Kurtz on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kurtz.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kurtz. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/