Welcome to Crimson ...

Crimson is located in Richland County<1>.

The location of Crimson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crimson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Crimson is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Crimson: (419) & (567)<4>

Communities near Crimson ...

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

• Mansfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
• Ashland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
• Shelby
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <5>
• Ontario
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Ontario is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <5>
• Lexington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Crestline
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
  • Crestline is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestline <5>
• Loudonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
  • Loudonville is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <5>
• Fredericktown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
  • Fredericktown is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericktown <5>
• Bellville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
  • Bellville is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Bellville has also been known as:
  • McClures Settlement
  • McClure
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <5>
• Butler
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crimson ...

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

Adding Crimson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crimson post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crimson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Richland County: www.richlandcountyoh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/