Welcome to Crichton ...

Crichton is located in Red River Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crichton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Crichton is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Crichton: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Crichton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Crichton - they are located in Alabama, Idaho, Saskatchewan, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Crichton ...

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

Mansfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <4>
Coushatta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coushatta is located in Red River Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coushatta <4>
Ringgold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ringgold is located in Bienville Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringgold <4>
Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Martin is located in Red River Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
South Mansfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
Hall Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Summit is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hall Summit <4>
Ashland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
Castor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Castor is located in Bienville Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castor <4>
Edgefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
Jamestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Bienville Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crichton ...

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

Adding Crichton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crichton post office opened in 1898. The Crichton post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crichton.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Red River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crichton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Crichton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Crichton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/