Welcome to Crumpler ...

Crumpler is located in McDowell County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crumpler, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Crumpler is 2,310 feet [704 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Crumpler is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Crumpler: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Crumpler ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Crumpler - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Crumpler ...

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

• Bluefield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Bluefield is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <5>
• Princeton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <5>
• Bluefield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Bluefield is located in Tazewell County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <5>
• Welch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
  • Welch is located in McDowell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <5>
• Mullens
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens
  • Mullens is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullens <5>
• Athens
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
• Gary
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gary is located in McDowell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
• Pineville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <5>
• Pocahontas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
• Bramwell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
  • Bramwell is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bramwell <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 Crumpler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crumpler.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crumpler ...

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

Adding Crumpler to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crumpler post office opened in 1906.

We also found Crumpler on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crumpler.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/