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Curby, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°17′15″N 86°22′38″W / 38.28750°N 86.37722°W / 38.28750; -86.37722
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Curby
Curby is located in Crawford County, Indiana
Curby
Curby
Coordinates: 38°17′15″N 86°22′38″W / 38.28750°N 86.37722°W / 38.28750; -86.37722
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCrawford
TownshipJennings
Elevation
761 ft (232 m)
ZIP code
47118
FIPS code18-16372[1]
GNIS feature ID433254[2]

Curby is an unincorporated community in Jennings Township, Crawford County, Indiana. It is a populated place that is not incorporated and has no legal boundaries.

History

A post office was established at Curby in 1904, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1915.[3] The community was named after the maiden name of the wife of an early settler.[4]

Geography

Curby is located at 38°17′15″N 86°22′38″W / 38.28750°N 86.37722°W / 38.28750; -86.37722.

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "Curby, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. ^ "Crawford County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  4. ^ Indiana Names, v.4. Terre Haute, IN: Indiana State University. 1973. p. 57.