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 an unincorporated community in Madison Township, Tipton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
The community is part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Curtisville was founded by L.B. Colvin just prior to 1859. Colvin built a sawmill on the railroad that traveled through Madison Township and sold as much lumber as possible so he could secure a train station. Around the same time the first retail operations were opened in Curtisville, in a building on the east side of town that was built by A.B. Newman. Lumber remained the primarily economy for the town. Other services in Curtisville included blacksmithing.
In 1859, a post office was installed in Curtisville. Jacob Oldacre served as postmaster. The post office ran until it was discontinued in 1951. A Missionary Baptists congregation was founded in Curtisville in 1860. A church was built in 1861. The land was surveyed and divided into a plat in 1873. As of 1914, 200 people lived in town and the primary economic driver was the Curtisville Tile and Brick Company.
