Welcome to Curzon ...
Curzon is located in Holt County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Curzon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Curzon is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Curzon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Curzon: 660
Communities Also Named Curzon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Curzon - it's located in British Columbia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Curzon.
Communities near Curzon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Curzon.
- Savannah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Country Club
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Country Club is located in Andrew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Wathena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Mound City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <3>
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Oregon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Oregon is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <3>
- Amazonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amazonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
- Amazonia is located in Andrew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Maitland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maitland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Maitland is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 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 Curzon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Curzon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Curzon. 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 Curzon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Curzon. See our Newspapers Page for Curzon.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Curzon ...
Looking for more information about Curzon? 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 Curzon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Curzon.
Adding Curzon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Curzon in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Curzon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Curzon post office opened in 1881.
We also found Curzon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Curzon.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Holt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Curzon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |