Curryville, Sullivan County, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
39°11′13″N 87°23′33″W / 39.18694°N 87.39250°W / 39.18694; -87.39250CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountySullivanTownshipCurryElevation531 ft (162 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
47879
Area code(s)812, 930GNIS feature ID433256

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°11′13″N 87°23′33″W / 39.18694°N 87.39250°W / 39.18694; -87.39250.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "Curryville, Sullivan County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "Sullivan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 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.
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