Kurmysh (Russian: Курмыш) is a rural locality (a selo) in Pilninsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

[6] Kurmysh was founded in 1372 when Prince Boris Konstantinovich of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal ordered its establishment on the Sura River ("постави город на Суре Курмыш нарече").

[5] In 1445, Vasily II was released from Kurmysh after being captured by Ulugh Muhammad of the Kazan Khanate and forced to pay a ransom.

[5] Following the capture of Kazan in 1552 by Ivan the Terrible, Kurmysh's position declined as the Russian fortress of Alatyr was established to the south.

[4] The lower categories of service class people, including Cossacks and streltsy, became state peasants in the early 18th century.