Curryville, Sullivan County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Curryville
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Mapsize:150px
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Sullivan County
Pushpin Label:Curryville
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Sullivan County, Indiana
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sullivan
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Curry
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:39.1869°N -87.3925°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:162
Elevation Ft:531
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47879
Area Code:812, 930
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:433256

Curryville is an unincorporated community in Curry Township, Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

The community is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

A post office was established at Curryville in 1840, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1861.[3]

Sullivan County's first underground coal mine was opened in Curryville, on farmland belonging to Indiana Supreme Court justice, James Hanna.[4]

Geography

Curryville is located at 39.1869°N -87.3925°W.

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2016-08-30. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  2. Web site: [{{GNIS3|433256}} Curryville, Sullivan County, Indiana ]. . . August 5, 2017.
  3. Web site: Sullivan County . Jim Forte Postal History . August 30, 2016.
  4. Minde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey, and Bruce Kleinschmidt, "Biographical Sketches of Indiana Supreme Court Justices", Indiana Law Review, Vol. 30, No. 1 (1997), section reproduced in Indiana Courts Justice Biographies page.