Welcome to Crittenden ...

Crittenden is located in Erie County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Crittenden, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crittenden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Crittenden is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Crittenden is within the boundaries of the (716) area code.

Communities Also Named Crittenden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Crittenden: This one is located in Erie County and the other is located in Monroe County.

Beyond New York, there are 12 communities that are also named Crittenden - they are located in Arizona (2), Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Missouri (3) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Crittenden ...

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

• Lockport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <4>
• Lackawanna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawanna
  • Lackawanna is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lackawanna <4>
• Kenmore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
  • Kenmore is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmore <4>
• Depew
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
  • Depew is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <4>
• Batavia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
  • Batavia is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <4>
• Lancaster
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• East Aurora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora
  • East Aurora is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <4>
• Medina
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <4>
• Williamsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
  • Williamsville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <4>
• Sloan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
  • Sloan is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 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 Crittenden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crittenden.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crittenden ...

Looking for more information about Crittenden? 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 Crittenden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crittenden.

Adding Crittenden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crittenden 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 Crittenden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Crittenden post office opened in 1851.

We also found Crittenden in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crittenden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

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