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Welcome to Crane ...

Crane is located in Rapides Parish<1>.


The location of Crane has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Crane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Crane is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Crane is within the boundaries of the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Crane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Crane - they are located in Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Crane ...

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

  • Alexandria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Pineville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Ball
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
    • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <4>
  • Colfax
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Woodworth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Boyce
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
    • Boyce is located in Rapides Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <4>
  • Dry Prong
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Prong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Prong
    • Dry Prong is located in Grant Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Prong <4>
  • Creola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Creola is located in Grant Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Creola has also been known as:
    • Creola village
  • Gardner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
    • Gardner is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <4>
  • Zimmerman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zimmerman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
    • Zimmerman is located in Rapides Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crane ...

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

Adding Crane to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crane 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 Crane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Crane post office opened in 1882.

We also found Crane in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crane.

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

The official website for Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crane - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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