Welcome to Crates ...

Crates is located in Clarion County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Crates, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crates, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Crates is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Crates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Crates - it's located in Oregon.

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

Communities near Crates ...

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

• Clarion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <4>
• Punxsutawney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punxsutawney
  • Punxsutawney is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punxsutawney <4>
• Brookville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
• Reynoldsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
  • Reynoldsville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsville <4>
• Knox
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Knox is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <4>
• New Bethlehem
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem
  • New Bethlehem is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bethlehem <4>
• East Brady
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brady
  • East Brady is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brady <4>
• Rimersburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
  • Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <4>
• Sligo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sligo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
  • Sligo is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sligo <4>
• Dayton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <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 Crates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crates.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crates ...

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

Adding Crates to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crates post office opened in 1884.

We also found Crates in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crates.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clarion County: www.co.clarion.pa.us/

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