Welcome to Croton ...

Croton is located in Licking County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Croton: CROW-tuhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Croton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Croton is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Croton: (740)

Communities Also Named Croton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Croton - they are located in Iowa, Michigan, New Jersey, New York (3), Ontario (2), Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Croton ...

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

• Newark
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
• Westerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
  • Westerville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <5>
• Gahanna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gahanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahanna
  • Gahanna is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gahanna <5>
• Mount Vernon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Pataskala
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pataskala have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataskala
  • Pataskala is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pataskala <5>
• Worthington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <5>
• New Albany
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
• Heath
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
  • Heath is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <5>
• Sunbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <5>
• Granville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <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 Croton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Croton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Croton ...

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

Adding Croton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Croton 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 Croton was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Croton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Licking County: www.lcounty.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/