Curby
Curby is located in Crawford County, Indiana
Curby
Curby
Coordinates: 38°17′15″N 86°22′38″W / 38.28750°N 86.37722°W / 38.28750; -86.37722
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCrawford
TownshipJennings
Elevation
761 ft (232 m)
ZIP code
47118
FIPS code18-16372[1]
GNIS feature ID433254[2]

Curby is an unincorporated community in Jennings Township, Crawford County, Indiana. It is a populated place that is not incorporated and has no legal boundaries.

History

A post office was established at Curby in 1904, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1915.[3] The community was named after the maiden name of the wife of an early settler.[4]

Geography

Curby is located at 38°17′15″N 86°22′38″W / 38.28750°N 86.37722°W / 38.28750; -86.37722.

References

  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Curby, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  3. "Crawford County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  4. Indiana Names, v.4. Terre Haute, IN: Indiana State University. 1973. p. 57.


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