Welcome to Cramer ...

Cramer is located in Lake County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Cramer (Patience, this may take a moment).

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cramer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Cramer is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Cramer: 218

Communities Also Named Cramer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cramer - they are located in California, Illinois and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Cramer ...

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

• Silver Bay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bay
  • Silver Bay is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Bay <4>
• Schroeder
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schroeder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schroeder
  • Schroeder is located in Cook County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schroeder <4>
• Finland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finland
  • Finland is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finland <4>
• Murphy City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy City
  • Murphy City is located in Lake County
• Tofte
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tofte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tofte
  • Tofte is located in Cook County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tofte <4>
• Illgen City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Illgen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illgen City
  • Illgen City is located in Lake County
• Isabella
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
  • Isabella is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isabella <4>
• Beaver Bay
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Bay
  • Beaver Bay is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Bay <4>
• Lutsen
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutsen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutsen
  • Lutsen is located in Cook County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutsen <4>
• Jordan
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Jordan is located in Lake County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cramer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cramer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cramer ...

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

Adding Cramer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Cramer post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cramer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecnty.com/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/