Welcome to Cranesville ...

Cranesville is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cranesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

Cranesville is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Cranesville lies within the (518) area code.

Websites for Cranesville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountyny.com/

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

Communities Also Named Cranesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Cranesville - they are located in Pennsylvania, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Cranesville ...

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

• Schenectady
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenectady
  • Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenectady <3>
• Amsterdam
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <3>
• Gloversville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloversville
  • Gloversville is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloversville <3>
• Johnstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <3>
• Scotia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <3>
• Ballston Spa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Spa
  • Ballston Spa is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballston Spa <3>
• Altamont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <3>
• Hagaman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagaman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
  • Hagaman is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagaman <3>
• Broadalbin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadalbin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadalbin
  • Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadalbin <3>
• Schoharie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoharie
  • Schoharie is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schoharie <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cranesville ...

Looking for more information about Cranesville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cranesville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cranesville.

Adding Cranesville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cranesville post office opened in 1828.

We also found Cranesville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cranesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.ny.us/

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