Welcome to Crittenden ...
So far, we found very little information about Crittenden. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Crittenden to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crittenden, please Contact Us.
Crittenden would have been located within present day Santa Cruz County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Crittenden, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Crittenden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
Time Zone: The area where Crittenden was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
If Crittenden still existed, it would have been in the (520) area code.
Communities Also Named Crittenden ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arizona communities named Crittenden: This one is located in Santa Cruz County and the other is located in Pima County.
Beyond Arizona, there are 12 communities that are also named Crittenden - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Missouri (3), New York (2) and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crittenden.
Communities near Crittenden ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crittenden.
- Harshaw ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Salado ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Sonoita
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoita
- Sonoita is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonoita <5>
- Alto ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Kentucky Camp ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Camp
- Kentucky Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
- Mowry ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Canelo ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Greaterville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greaterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greaterville
- Greaterville is located in Pima County
- Duquesne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne
- Duquesne is located in Santa Cruz County
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Elgin is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crittenden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crittenden.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crittenden. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crittenden.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crittenden. See our Newspapers Page for Crittenden.
Adding Crittenden to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Crittenden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Crittenden post office opened in 1873.
We also found Crittenden mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Crittenden.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Crittenden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Santa Cruz, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |