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Welcome to Croff ...

Croff is located in McKenzie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Croff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Croff is 2,360 feet [719 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Croff is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel south from Croff, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Croff: 701

Communities near Croff ...

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

  • Watford City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Schafer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Schafer is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schafer
  • Keene
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mandaree
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Arnegard
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Banks ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Banks is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
  • Four Bears Village
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Four Bears Village is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Bears Village
  • Sanish
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sanish is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanish
  • New Town
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Killdeer
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Croff ...

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

Adding Croff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Croff 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 Croff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Croff post office opened in 1916. The Croff post office closed in 1945.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Croff.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including McKenzie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Croff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/