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Welcome to Crafton ...

Crafton is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

Crafton is 1,750 feet [533 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Crafton lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Crafton: 909 & 840<3>

Communities Also Named Crafton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Crafton - they are located in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Crafton ...

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

  • Riverside
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • San Bernardino
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Fontana
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
    • Fontana is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216,173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana <4>
  • Moreno Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rialto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialto
    • Rialto is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104,132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rialto <4>
  • Perris
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perris
    • Perris is located in Riverside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,011 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perris <4>
  • Redlands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlands
    • Redlands is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,271 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redlands <4>
  • Highland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <4>
  • Yucaipa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucaipa
    • Yucaipa is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,833 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yucaipa <4>
  • Colton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
    • Colton is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,661 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crafton ...

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

Adding Crafton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crafton 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 Crafton was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

We also found Crafton mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crafton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Bernardino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crafton - 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 909 code has been Overlayed with the 840 area code. New phone numbers in the Crafton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 909 or 840. As a result, placing a call in the Crafton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.