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History · Curryville

Curryville’s post office opened in 1877, and 54% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on.

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How Curryville began

When was Curryville founded?

1877

The Curryville post office opened in 1877, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 111149 years
Founding year: the first Curryville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Curryville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Curryville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Curryville’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19023 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1972. Watch Curryville change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Curryville’s history is told.

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The story so far

Curryville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Curryville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Curryville is an unincorporated community in North Woodbury Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 866, 2.6 miles (4.2 km) south-southwest of Martinsburg. Curryville has a post office with ZIP code 16631.

Its first post office opened in 1877.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

On the map

Curryville on the map, 1902 to 1972

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Curryville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Curryville on the 1902 USGS mapCurryville on the 1963 USGS mapCurryville on the 1972 USGS map1902Hollidaysburg sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Curryville.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Curryville

Nobody well known was born in Curryville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ronald MallettAmerican theoretical physicist · b. 1945
Sandra FlukeAmerican women's rights activist and lawyer · b. 1981
D. Emmert BrumbaughAmerican politician · b. 1894
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Jerry SternAmerican politician · b. 1955
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Danny NapoleonAmerican baseball player · b. 1942
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Keith MallettAmerican artist · b. 1948

Questions about Curryville’s history

What year was Curryville founded?

The Curryville post office opened in 1877, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.