Welcome to Crucible ...

Crucible is located in Greene County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crucible, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Crucible is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Crucible: (724) & (874)<4>

Communities near Crucible ...

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

• Uniontown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <5>
• Monessen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monessen
  • Monessen is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <5>
• California
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • California is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <5>
• Donora
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donora
  • Donora is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donora <5>
• Monongahela
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monongahela have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongahela
  • Monongahela is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monongahela <5>
• Charleroi
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleroi
  • Charleroi is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleroi <5>
• Waynesburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
  • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <5>
• Masontown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
  • Masontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <5>
• Centerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
• Brownsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <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 Crucible. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crucible.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crucible ...

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

Adding Crucible to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crucible post office opened in 1914.

We also found Crucible on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Pennsylvania (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crucible.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greene County: www.county.greenepa.net/

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