Welcome to Crain ...
So far, we found very little information about Crain. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Crain to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crain, please Contact Us.
Crain would have been located within present day Heard County<2>.
The location of Crain has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Crain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Crain is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Crain was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: While Crain is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Crain would have been located in the (706) & (762)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Crain ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Crain - it's located in Illinois.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crain.
Communities near Crain ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crain.
- Roanoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Roanoke is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <6>
- Graysons Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysons Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Tyus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Bowdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
- Bowdon is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <6>
- Sunny Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Heard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <6>
- Wedowee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedowee
- Wedowee is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wedowee <6>
- Fairlawn Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Bowers Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Ephesus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
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 Crain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crain.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crain. 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 Crain.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crain. See our Newspapers Page for Crain.
Adding Crain to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Crain in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Crain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Crain post office opened in 1899.
We also found Crain on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Crain.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 Crain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Heard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (762) is an overlay for area code (706). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |