Curryville is an unincorporated community in Curry Township, Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
Curryville | |
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 Sullivan County's location in Indiana | |
  Curryville Location in Sullivan County, Indiana | |
| Coordinates: 39°11′13″N 87°23′33″W / 39.18694°N 87.39250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Sullivan |
| Township | Curry |
| Elevation | 531 ft (162 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47879 |
| Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 433256 |
The community is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
editA 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
editCurryville is located at 39°11′13″N 87°23′33″W / 39.18694°N 87.39250°W.
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ "Curryville, Sullivan County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ "Sullivan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ 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.
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