Welcome to Craigsville ...

Craigsville is located in Armstrong County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Craigsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Craigsville is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Craigsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Craigsville - they are located in South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Craigsville ...

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

• Butler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• Lower Burrell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Burrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Burrell
  • Lower Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Burrell <4>
• Vandergrift
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift
  • Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandergrift <4>
• Arnold
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <4>
• Tarentum
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarentum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
  • Tarentum is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarentum <4>
• Kittanning
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittanning
  • Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittanning <4>
• Brackenridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brackenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenridge
  • Brackenridge is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brackenridge <4>
• Ford City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
  • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <4>
• Leechburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
  • Leechburg is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leechburg <4>
• Freeport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 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 Craigsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Craigsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Craigsville ...

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

Adding Craigsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Craigsville 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 Craigsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Craigsville post office opened in 1869.

We also found Craigsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Craigsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/