Curtisville, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Curtisville, Indiana
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Curtisville
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Tipton
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Madison
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.3183°N -85.8986°W
Elevation Ft:876
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46036
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-16462[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:433262

Curtisville is an unincorporated community in Madison Township, Tipton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

The community is part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Curtisville was founded by L.B. Colvin just prior to 1859. Colvin built a sawmill on the railroad that traveled through Madison Township and sold as much lumber as possible so he could secure a train station. Around the same time the first retail operations were opened in Curtisville, in a building on the east side of town that was built by A.B. Newman. Lumber remained the primarily economy for the town. Other services in Curtisville included blacksmithing.[2]

In 1859, a post office was installed in Curtisville. Jacob Oldacre served as postmaster.[2] The post office ran until it was discontinued in 1951.[3] A Missionary Baptists congregation was founded in Curtisville in 1860. A church was built in 1861.[4] The land was surveyed and divided into a plat in 1873. As of 1914, 200 people lived in town and the primary economic driver was the Curtisville Tile and Brick Company.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=NJFuAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA81 Pershing, p. 81
  3. Web site: Tipton County . Jim Forte Postal History . July 22, 2016.
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=NJFuAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA207 Pershing, p. 207