Welcome to Craigville ...

Craigville is located in Orange County<1>.

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

Craigville is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Craigville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

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

Communities Also Named Craigville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Craigville - they are located in Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota and New Brunswick.

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

Communities near Craigville ...

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

• Palm Tree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
• Kiryas Joel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
  • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
• Middletown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <3>
• Newburgh
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
  • Newburgh is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <3>
• Peekskill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekskill
  • Peekskill is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peekskill <3>
• Beacon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <3>
• Haverstraw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverstraw
  • Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haverstraw <3>
• Woodbury
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
• Suffern
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffern
  • Suffern is located in Rockland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffern <3>
• West Haverstraw
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haverstraw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
  • West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Craigville ...

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

Adding Craigville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Craigville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/