Welcome to Krayn ...

Krayn is located in Cambria County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Krayn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1823.

Krayn is 2,520 feet [768 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Krayn is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Krayn is located in the (814) area code.

Communities near Krayn ...

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

• Johnstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <4>
• Westmont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
  • Westmont is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
• Windber
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windber
  • Windber is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windber <4>
• Ebensburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebensburg
  • Ebensburg is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebensburg <4>
• Nanty Glo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanty Glo
  • Nanty Glo is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanty Glo <4>
• Roaring Spring
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
  • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <4>
• Portage
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
• Geistown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geistown
  • Geistown is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
• Southmont
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
  • Southmont is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
• Cresson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
  • Cresson is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <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 Krayn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Krayn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Krayn ...

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

Adding Krayn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Krayn post office opened in 1823.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Krayn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cambria County: www.co.cambria.pa.us/

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