Welcome to Little Crab ...
Little Crab is located in Fentress County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Crab, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.
Little Crab is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Little Crab lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Little Crab (for example, toward Helenwood), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Code for Little Crab: 931
Communities near Little Crab ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Crab.
- Gernt
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gernt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Armathwaite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armathwaite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Cooper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Livingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Overton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grimsley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Byrdstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allardt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allardt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allardt
- Allardt is located in Fentress County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allardt <4>
- Clarkrange
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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 Little Crab. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Crab.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Little Crab. 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 Little Crab.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Crab. See our Newspapers Page for Little Crab.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Crab ...
Looking for more information about Little Crab? 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 Little Crab, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Little Crab.
Adding Little Crab to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Little Crab 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 Little Crab was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).
We also found Little Crab in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Crab.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Fentress, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Crab - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |