Welcome to Craig ...

Craig is located in Pittsburg County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Craig, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Craig is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Craig lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Craig: (918) & (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Craig ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oklahoma communities named Craig: This one is located in Pittsburg County and the other is located in McCurtain County.

Beyond Oklahoma, 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, Ohio, 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.

• McAlester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlester
  • McAlester is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlester <5>
• Wilburton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburton
  • Wilburton is located in Latimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilburton <5>
• Krebs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krebs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
  • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <5>
• Hartshorne
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorne
  • Hartshorne is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartshorne <5>
• Kiowa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
  • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <5>
• Savanna
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
  • Savanna is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <5>
• Crowder
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
  • Crowder is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowder <5>
• Alderson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <5>
• Pittsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <5>
• Arch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
  • Arch is located in Pittsburg County

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.

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

From that list, the Craig post office opened in 1905.

We also found Craig on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Craig.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/