Welcome to Craigville ...

Craigville is located in Wells County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Craigville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Craigville is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Craigville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Craigville is located in the (260) area code.

The ZIP code for Craigville: 46731<3>

Communities Also Named Craigville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Craigville - they are located in Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Brunswick and New York.

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

Communities near Craigville ...

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

• Bluffton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <5>
• Decatur
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
• Berne
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
  • Berne is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berne <5>
• Ossian
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
  • Ossian is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <5>
• Roanoke
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Huntington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <5>
• Montpelier
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Blackford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <5>
• Geneva
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <5>
• Monroeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <5>
• Warren
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Huntington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <5>
• Markle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
  • Markle is located in Huntington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markle <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 Craigville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Craigville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Craigville ...

Looking for more information about Craigville? 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 Craigville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Craigville.

Adding Craigville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Craigville 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 Craigville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Craigville post office opened in 1879.

We also found Craigville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Craigville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wells County: www.wellscounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov