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Welcome to Crannell ...

So far, we found very little information about Crannell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Crannell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crannell, please Contact Us.

Crannell would have been located within present day Humboldt County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crannell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1922.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Crannell is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Crannell was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Crannell was located: 707 & 369<4>

Communities near Crannell ...

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

  • Eureka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Eureka is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <5>
  • Arcata
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Arcata is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcata
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,044 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcata <5>
  • Blue Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinidad
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • McKinleyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tyee City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Tyee City is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyee City
  • Alliance
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Alliance is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Fickle Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fickle Hill is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle Hill
  • Bayside
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Korbel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

Adding Crannell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crannell post office opened in 1922. The Crannell post office closed in 1969.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crannell.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Crannell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Humboldt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crannell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Crannell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Crannell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/