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Welcome to Kramer ...

Kramer is located in Warren County<1>.

Kramer was established in 1885.

Kramer is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Kramer (for example, toward Alvin (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Kramer: 765

Communities Also Named Kramer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Kramer - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia (2), 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.

  • Attica
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Covington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Fowler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Veedersburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Shadeland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Williamsport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Otterbein
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Oxford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Boswell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • West Lebanon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • West Lebanon is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 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 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 (so far) for Kramer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Kramer post office opened in 1901. The Kramer post office closed in 1972.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kramer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Warren, 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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