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Welcome to Curtis ...

Curtis is located in Platte County<1>.

Curtis is 4,630 feet [1,411 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Curtis is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Curtis lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Curtis (for example, toward Henry (NE)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Curtis: 307

Communities Also Named Curtis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Curtis - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado (3), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York (2), Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas (3), Utah (2), Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Curtis ...

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

  • Guernsey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Y-O Ranch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Y-O Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y-O Ranch
    • Y-O Ranch is located in Platte County
  • Westview Circle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westview Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Circle
    • Westview Circle is located in Platte County
  • Slater
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
    • Slater is located in Platte County
  • Wendover ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wendover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendover
    • Wendover is located in Platte County
  • Sunrise ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Sunrise is located in Platte County
  • Chugwater
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Fort Laramie
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Binford
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
    • Binford is located in Albany County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Curtis ...

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

Adding Curtis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Curtis 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 Curtis was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Curtis.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Platte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Curtis - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.