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Welcome to Kramer ...

Kramer is located in Wilcox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kramer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Kramer is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Kramer lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Kramer: 229

Communities Also Named Kramer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Kramer: This one is located in Wilcox County and the other is located in Haralson County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 8 communities that are also named Kramer - they are located in Arkansas, California, Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and Ontario.

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

Communities near Kramer ...

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

  • Fitzgerald
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Abbeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rochelle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <3>
  • Milan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Milan is located in Telfair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <3>
  • Pineview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rhine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pitts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rebecca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Seville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
    • Seville is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <3>
  • Abba
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
    • Abba is located in Ben Hill County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kramer ...

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

Adding Kramer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kramer 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 Kramer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kramer post office opened in 1892.

We also found Kramer on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kramer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Wilcox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kramer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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