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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)
  • Overland Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kansas City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Olathe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Olathe is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
    • 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)
  • Lenexa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Leawood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Raytown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Raytown is located in Jackson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
    • 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)
  • Belton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Belton is located in Cass County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
    • 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 (so far) for Craig was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Craig post office opened in 1899. The Craig post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Craig.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Craig - 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/