Welcome to Crisfield ...
Crisfield is located in Harper County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Crisfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
Crisfield is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Crisfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Crisfield: 620
Communities Also Named Crisfield ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Crisfield - it's located in Maryland.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crisfield.
Communities near Crisfield ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crisfield.
- Anthony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Medicine Lodge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kiowa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Attica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Attica is located in Harper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <3>
- Burlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <3>
- Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Barber County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Former name for Sharon:
- Bible Valley
- Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zenda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zenda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Zenda is located in Kingman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zenda <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 Crisfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crisfield.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crisfield. 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 Crisfield.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crisfield. See our Newspapers Page for Crisfield.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crisfield ...
Looking for more information about Crisfield? 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 Crisfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Crisfield.
Adding Crisfield to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Crisfield 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 Crisfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Crisfield post office opened in 1885.
We also found Crisfield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Crisfield.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Harper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crisfield - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |