Welcome to Craig ...

Craig is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Craig, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Craig is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Craig: 913

Communities Also Named Craig ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Craig: This one is located in Johnson County and the other is located in Osage County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 28 communities that are also named Craig - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Craig ...

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

• Kansas City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <3>
• Overland Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
  • Overland Park is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <3>
• Kansas City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <3>
• Olathe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
  • Olathe is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <3>
• Shawnee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <3>
• Lenexa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lenexa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
  • Lenexa is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <3>
• Leawood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
  • Leawood is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <3>
• Raytown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
  • Raytown is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <3>
• Grandview
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <3>
• Belton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
  • Belton is located in Cass County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Craig ...

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

Adding Craig to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Craig 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 Craig was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Craig post office opened in 1899.

We also found Craig on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Craig.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Johnson County: www.jocoks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/