Welcome to Crane ...

Crane is located in Harney County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Crane is 4,130 feet [1,259 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Crane is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Crane lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Crane and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area codes for Crane: (541) and (458)<3>

The ZIP code for Crane: 97732<4>

Communities Also Named Crane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Crane - they are located in Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Crane ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Crane.

• Lawen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawen
  • Lawen is located in Harney County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawen <5>
• Princeton ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Harney County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <5>
• Riverside
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <5>
• Burns
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
  • Burns is located in Harney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <5>
• Hines
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
  • Hines is located in Harney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hines <5>
• Indian Village
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Indian Village is located in Harney County
• Diamond
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Diamond is located in Harney County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <5>
• Drewsey
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewsey
  • Drewsey is located in Harney County
  • Former names for Drewsey:
  • Drusy
  • Gouge Eye
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drewsey <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 Crane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crane.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crane ...

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

Adding Crane to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Crane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Crane post office opened in 1895.

We also found Crane mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crane.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Harney County: www.co.harney.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/