Welcome to Craig ...

Craig is located in Henry County<1>.

Craig is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Craig: 276

Communities Also Named Craig ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Craig - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Craig ...

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

• Eden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Eden is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <3>
• Martinsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Martinsville is located in Martinsville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <3>
• Mayodan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Mayodan is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayodan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayodan <3>
• Madison
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Madison is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
• Stuart
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Stuart is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <3>
• Stoneville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stoneville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneville <3>
• Ridgeway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ridgeway is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <3>
• Danbury
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Danbury is located in Stokes County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <3>
• Horse Pasture
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
• Preston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Preston is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston

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 Craig. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Craig.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Craig ...

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

Adding Craig to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Craig 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 (so far) for Craig was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Craig.