Welcome to Craig ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Craig, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Craig is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Craig: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Craig ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Craig - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Craig ...

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

Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Guernsey County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <4>
Barnesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Barnesville is located in Belmont County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,949 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <4>
Newcomerstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Newcomerstown is located in Tuscarawas County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomerstown <4>
Byesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Byesville is located in Guernsey County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byesville <4>
New Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Concord is located in Muskingum County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <4>
Caldwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Caldwell is located in Noble County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <4>
Quaker City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Quaker City is located in Guernsey County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quaker City <4>
Senecaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Senecaville is located in Guernsey County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senecaville <4>
Pleasant City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant City is located in Guernsey County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant City <4>
Freeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Craig ...

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

Adding Craig to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Craig in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Craig was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Craig post office opened in 1890. The Craig post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Craig.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Guernsey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Craig - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Craig area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Craig area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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/