Curby, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Jennings Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47118. The Survey maps it on the English quadrangle. It stands 761 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1950 USGS English quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS English quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS English quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Curby between 1999 and 2012, burning about 177 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 157 acres | Hoosier National Forest | ABC MISCELLANEOUS |
| 8 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | SNAG FIRE |
| 15 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | RIDDLE |
| 9 April 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | SENNS RD. |
| 4 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | HAMMOND |
| 29 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | ARNOLD BROWN |
| 25 March 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | SKIDDER FIRE |
| 17 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | RIDDLE #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Curby: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Sandy Quarry #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tower Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Curby in 10 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curby | 2 hurt, $5,000 | Power lines were blown on to Interstate 64 at Carefree, closing the interstate for a time. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curby | $5,000 | An attached carport had half of its roof torn off, and at least 4 large trees in the front and side yards had limbs around 6 inches in diameter broken off and lying on the ground. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Curby | - | There was one inch hail near Curby. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curby | - | Estimated 70 mph winds along leading edge of a squall line. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curby | - | A tree was blown down near Bogard Hollow Rd. south of English. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curby | - | Power lines were downed in Carefree. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Curby | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Curby | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curby | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curby | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Switzer Crossroads | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Magnolia | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Carefree | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Riddle | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Temple | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Grantsburg | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| English | 5.6 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Curby | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5194656 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 433254. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







