Welcome to Port Crane ...
Port Crane is located in Broome County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Crane, you might consider that their post office opened in 1842.
A typical abbreviation for Port Crane: Prt. Crane
Port Crane is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Port Crane lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Port Crane: 607
Communities near Port Crane ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Crane.
- Binghamton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Endicott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Port Dickinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
- Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
- Susquehanna Depot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susquehanna Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
- Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
- Greene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Greene is located in Chenango County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <3>
- Hallstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallstead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
- Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <3>
- Newark Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whitney Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Broome County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 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 Port Crane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Crane.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Port Crane. 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 Port Crane.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Crane. See our Newspapers Page for Port Crane.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Crane ...
Looking for more information about Port Crane? 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 Port Crane, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Port Crane.
Adding Port Crane to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Port Crane 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 Port Crane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Port Crane post office opened in 1842.
We also found Port Crane in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Crane.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Broome, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Crane - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |