Welcome to Craig ...

The city of Craig is located in Moffat County<1> (at the time of its founding, Craig was located in Routt County) and is the County Seat for Moffat County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Craig, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

The city was incorporated July 15, 1908.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Craig: Founded by William H. Tucker and named after the Reverend William Bayard Craig, one of the town's financial backers.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Craig has a population of 9,016 people<2> (see below for details).

Craig is 6,190 feet [1,887 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Craig is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Craig lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Craig: (970)

The ZIP codes for Craig: 81625-81626<4>

In the past, Craig was named Rosedale. and Yampa. For more information about the names of Craig, see The Names of Craig on our Genealogy Page.

Websites for Craig ...

Official Website: www.ci.craig.co.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Craig had an population of 9,016 people. This is a decrease of 4.73% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Craig had a population of 9,464 people (which is 68.6% of the total population of Moffat County). This makes Craig the county's most populous community.

The population of Craig represents 0.19% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 47th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,464 people, the population of Craig increased 2.99% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 9,189 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Craig.

Communities Also Named Craig ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Craig - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Craig ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Craig.

• Hayden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
  • Hayden is located in Routt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayden <5>
• Hamilton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Moffat County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <5>
• Pagoda
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagoda
  • Pagoda is located in Routt County
• Milner
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
  • Milner is located in Routt County
• Maybell
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybell have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybell
  • Maybell is located in Moffat County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybell <5>
• Slater
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slater have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
  • Slater is located in Moffat County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slater <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 Craig. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Craig.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Craig ...

Looking for more information about Craig? 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 Craig, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Craig.

Adding Craig to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Craig 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 Craig was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Craig post office opened in 1889.

We also found Craig in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Craig.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Craig: www.ci.craig.co.us/

The official website for Moffat County: www.co.moffat.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/