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Welcome to Crab Orchard Estates ...

Crab Orchard Estates is located in Williamson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Crab Orchard Estates: Crab Orchard Ests.

Crab Orchard Estates is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Crab Orchard Estates: 618 & 730<3>

Communities near Crab Orchard Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crab Orchard Estates.

  • Carbondale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Marion is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Herrin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Herrin is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <4>
  • West Frankfort
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
  • Murphysboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Carterville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Du Quoin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Du Quoin is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
  • Johnston City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Christopher
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Zeigler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crab Orchard Estates ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Williamson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crab Orchard Estates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Crab Orchard Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Crab Orchard Estates area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.