Welcome to Curdsville ...
Curdsville is located in Buckingham County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Curdsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1839.
Curdsville is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Curdsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Curdsville is within the boundaries of the (434) area code.
Communities Also Named Curdsville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Curdsville - it's located in Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Curdsville.
Communities near Curdsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Curdsville.
- Farmville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <4>
- Dillwyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
- Dillwyn is located in Buckingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillwyn <4>
- Pamplin City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamplin City
- Pamplin City is located in Appomattox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pamplin City <4>
- Enonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Guinea Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Andersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Andersonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <4>
- Tuggle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Cotton Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Hurtsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurtsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Buckingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Buckingham is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckingham <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 Curdsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Curdsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Curdsville. 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 Curdsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Curdsville. See our Newspapers Page for Curdsville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Curdsville ...
Looking for more information about Curdsville? 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 Curdsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Curdsville.
Adding Curdsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Curdsville 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 Curdsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Curdsville post office opened in 1839.
We also found Curdsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Curdsville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Curdsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Buckingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Curdsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |