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Welcome to Craigend ...



While we don't have a date for the founding of Craigend, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1951.

Craigend is 1,790 feet [546 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Craigend lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: MST- Heure Normale des Rocheuses (HNR), MDT- Heure Avancée des Rocheuses (HAR).

Telephone area codes for Craigend: (780) & (587)<2>

Communities near Craigend ...

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

  • Lac la Biche
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Beaver Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
  • Venice
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
  • Kikino
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kikino
  • Hylo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylo
  • Rich Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • McRae
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McRae came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
  • Boyne Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyne Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne Lake
  • Goodfish Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodfish Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfish Lake
  • Sugden
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugden

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Craigend ...

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

Adding Craigend to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Craigend was on a map titled Road Map for Montana & Southern Alberta (from Shell Oil, 1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Craigend.

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

The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Craigend - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>Area code (587) is an overlay for area code (780).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.









 

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