Welcome to Krakow ...

Krakow is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Krakow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Krakow is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Krakow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Krakow - they are located in Alberta, Nebraska and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Krakow ...

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

• Washington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Union
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
• Pacific
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
  • Pacific is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
  • Former name for Pacific:
  • Franklin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <4>
• Saint Clair
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
  • Saint Clair is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <4>
• New Haven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <4>
• Gerald
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
  • Gerald is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerald <4>
• Marthasville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marthasville
  • Marthasville is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marthasville <4>
• Innsbrook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Innsbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
  • Innsbrook is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Innsbrook has also been known as:
  • Innsbrook village
• Parkway
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway
  • Parkway is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
• New Melle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Melle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Melle
  • New Melle is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Melle <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 Krakow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Krakow.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Krakow ...

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

Adding Krakow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Krakow 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 Krakow was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Krakow in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Krakow post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Krakow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.franklinmo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/