Welcome to Crain ...

Crain is located in Jackson County<1>.

The location of Crain has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Crain is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Crain lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Crain: (618)

Communities Also Named Crain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Crain - it's located in Georgia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crain.

Communities near Crain ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crain.

• Carbondale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <4>
• Perryville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Perry County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <4>
• Chester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Murphysboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphysboro
  • Murphysboro is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphysboro <4>
• Steeleville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleville
  • Steeleville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steeleville <4>
• De Soto
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <4>
• Percy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
  • Percy is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percy <4>
• Elkville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkville
  • Elkville is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkville <4>
• Ava
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ava have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
  • Ava is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <4>
• Willisville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
  • Willisville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisville <4>

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 Crain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crain.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crain. 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 Crain.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crain. See our Newspapers Page for Crain.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crain ...

Looking for more information about Crain? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Crain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Crain.

Adding Crain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crain in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Crain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Crain post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crain.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov