Welcome to Craft ...

Craft is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Craft is located in Cherokee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Craft, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

Craft is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Craft lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Craft ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Craft - they are located in Kentucky, Nebraska and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Craft ...

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

• Jacksonville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Rusk
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
  • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <4>
• Bullard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard
  • Bullard is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullard <4>
• Troup
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
  • Troup is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <4>
• New Summerfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Summerfield
  • New Summerfield is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Summerfield <4>
• Frankston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankston
  • Frankston is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankston <4>
• Berryville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
• Gallatin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
  • Gallatin is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <4>
• Reklaw
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reklaw
  • Reklaw is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reklaw <4>
• Cuney
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuney
  • Cuney is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuney <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 Craft. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Craft.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Craft ...

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

Adding Craft to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Craft 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 Craft was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Craft.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/