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Welcome to Crandon ...

Crandon is located in Baltimore County<1>.

Crandon is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Crandon: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Crandon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Crandon - they are located in South Dakota, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Crandon ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities near Crandon ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Westminster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Airy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Manchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sykesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • New Windsor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Boring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Finksburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Green Spring Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Spring Junction is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Junction

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crandon ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crandon - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Crandon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Crandon 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.