Welcome to Craig ...
So far, we found very little information about Craig. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Craig to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Craig, please Contact Us.
Craig would have been located within present day Socorro County<2>.
The location of Craig has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Craig, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Craig is 4,510 feet [1,375 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Craig is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Craig was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Craig still existed, it would have been in the (575) area code.
Communities Also Named Craig ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Craig - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Craig.
Communities near Craig ...
We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Craig.
- San Antonito
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonito
- San Antonito is located in Socorro County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonito <5>
- San Antonio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
- San Antonio is located in Socorro County
- Rock Canyon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Canyon
- Rock Canyon is located in Sierra County
- Socorro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socorro
- Socorro is located in Socorro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Socorro <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Craig. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Craig.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Craig. 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 Craig.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Craig. See our Newspapers Page for Craig.
Adding Craig to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Craig in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Craig was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Craig post office opened in 1880.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Craig.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.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 Craig, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Socorro, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Craig - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |