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Welcome to Cragford ...

Cragford is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cragford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Cragford is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Cragford (for example, toward Houston (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Cragford: 256 & 938<3>

The ZIP code for Cragford: 36255<4>

Communities near Cragford ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cragford ...

Looking for more information about Cragford? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cragford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cragford.

Adding Cragford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cragford 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 (so far) for Cragford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cragford post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cragford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cragford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Cragford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Cragford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Cragford). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cragford or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/