Welcome to Crane ...

Crane is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

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

Crane is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Crane is located in the (620) area code.

Communities Also Named Crane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Crane - they are located in Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Crane ...

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

• Coffeyville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeyville
  • Coffeyville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeyville <4>
• Independence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Neodesha
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neodesha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neodesha
  • Neodesha is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neodesha <4>
• Fredonia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Fredonia is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <4>
• Cherryvale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
  • Cherryvale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryvale <4>
• Caney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
  • Caney is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caney <4>
• Dearing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing
  • Dearing is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearing <4>
• Altoona
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
• Longton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
  • Longton is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
  • Former name for Longton:
  • Elk Rapids
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <4>
• Elk City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
  • Elk City is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crane ...

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

Adding Crane to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crane 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 Crane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crane.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/