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Curryville, Sullivan County, Indiana

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For the community in Adams and Wells counties, see Curryville, Indiana.

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Curryville
Unincorporated community
Sullivan County's location in IndianaSullivan County's location in Indiana
Curryville is located in USA Indiana Sullivan CountyCurryvilleCurryvilleLocation in Sullivan County, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°11′13″N 87°23′33″W / 39.18694°N 87.39250°W / 39.18694; -87.39250
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySullivan
TownshipCurry
Elevation531 ft (162 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code47879
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID433256

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

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.

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

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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County seat: Sullivan
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