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Welcome to Craftsville ...

Craftsville is located in Letcher County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Craftsville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Craftsville is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Craftsville: 606

Communities near Craftsville ...

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

  • Norton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
    • Norton is located in Norton City (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <4>
  • Wise
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
    • Wise is located in Wise County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <4>
  • Jenkins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cumberland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
  • Whitesburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
    • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <4>
  • Appalachia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Clintwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
    • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <4>
  • Pound
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
    • Pound is located in Wise County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <4>
  • Hindman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lynch
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Craftsville ...

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

Adding Craftsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Craftsville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Craftsville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Craftsville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Craftsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Letcher, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Craftsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.