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Welcome to Crabster ...

So far, we found very little information about Crabster. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Crabster to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crabster, please Contact Us.

Crabster would have been located within present day Carroll County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crabster, 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.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Crabster is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Crabster was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Crabster was located: 410, 443 & 667<4>

Websites for Crabster ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Crabster, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Crabster ...

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

  • Frederick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
  • Westminster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hanover
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanover is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <5>
  • Mount Airy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Gettysburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Thurmont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Walkersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hampstead
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Manchester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Littlestown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

Adding Crabster to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crabster 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 (so far) for Crabster was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crabster.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Crabster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crabster - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Crabster area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Crabster area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.