Welcome to Crathorne ...

Crathorne is located in Plymouth County<1>.

The location of Crathorne has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crathorne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Crathorne is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Crathorne lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Crathorne lies within the (712) area code.

Communities near Crathorne ...

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

• Le Mars
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Mars have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Mars
  • Le Mars is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Mars <4>
• Orange City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City
  • Orange City is located in Sioux County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange City <4>
• Hawarden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawarden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawarden
  • Hawarden is located in Sioux County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawarden <4>
• Elk Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Point
  • Elk Point is located in Union County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Point <4>
• Remsen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remsen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remsen
  • Remsen is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remsen <4>
• Akron
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>
• Hinton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Hinton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <4>
• Merrill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Merrill is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <4>
• Ireton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireton
  • Ireton is located in Sioux County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ireton <4>
• Jefferson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Union County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <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 Crathorne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crathorne.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crathorne ...

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

Adding Crathorne to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crathorne post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crathorne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crathorne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Plymouth County: www.co.plymouth.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/