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Welcome to Craigs Creek ...So far, we found very little information about Craigs Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Craigs Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Craigs Creek, please Contact Us. Craigs Creek would have been located within present day Craig County<2>. The location of Craigs Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Craigs Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. A typical abbreviation for Craigs Creek: Craigs Crk. (or less commonly used: Craigs Ck. or Craigs Cr.) See our Genealogy Helper Page for Craigs Creek for more information about variations on the name of Craigs Creek. While the community is gone, the present day location for Craigs Creek is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Craigs Creek was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The location where Craigs Creek once stood is in the (540) area code. Communities near Craigs Creek ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Craigs Creek.
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 Craigs Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Craigs Creek. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Craigs Creek. 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 Craigs Creek. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Craigs Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Craigs Creek. Adding Craigs Creek to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Craigs Creek in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Craigs Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Craigs Creek on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Craigs Creek. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Craig County: www.co.craig.va.us/ The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/ Footnotes ...
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