Curtisville, Indiana facts for kids
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Curtisville, Indiana
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 Curtisville, Indiana
Location in Indiana
Curtisville, Indiana
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Tipton |
| Township | Madison |
| Elevation | 876 ft (267 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
46036
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| FIPS code | 18-16462 |
| GNIS feature ID | 433262 |
Curtisville is a small place in Indiana, United States. It's known as an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that isn't officially a city or town with its own local government.
Curtisville is located in Madison Township, which is part of Tipton County. It's also considered part of the larger Kokomo, Indiana area.
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History of Curtisville
How Curtisville Started
Curtisville was founded by a person named L.B. Colvin before the year 1859. Colvin built a sawmill here. A sawmill is a place where trees are cut into wood. He built it near the railroad tracks. He hoped to sell a lot of wood so that a train station would be built in Curtisville.
Early Businesses and Services
Around the same time, the first shops opened in Curtisville. A.B. Newman built the first shop on the east side of town. Cutting and selling wood was the main business in Curtisville for a long time. People could also find a blacksmith, who made things from metal.
Growth and Changes
In 1859, Curtisville got its own post office. Jacob Oldacre was the first postmaster, which is the person in charge of the post office. This post office stayed open until 1951.
A church group called Missionary Baptists started in Curtisville in 1860. They built a church building in 1861. In 1873, the land was measured and divided into smaller pieces called a plat. This helped organize the town. By 1914, about 200 people lived in Curtisville. The main business at that time was the Curtisville Tile and Brick Company, which made tiles and bricks.
