Around Cranks ...
The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Charlottesville. It is located about 19 miles [30 km] to the west of where Cranks would have been located. Charlottesville has a population of 47,000 people.<1>.
The next largest community is Orange. It is located about 19 miles [ km] to the north of Cranks and has a population of 5,200 people.
The following is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Cranks, with the nearest first.
- Bells Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bells Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Medlock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Kents Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Trevilians
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Louisa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Louisa is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <3>
- Cobham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Meltons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Lake Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
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- Cuckoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Gordonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Gordonsville is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <3>
- Hadensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Hadensville is located in Goochland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadensville <3>
- Keswick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keswick
- Keswick is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keswick <3>
- Mineral
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Mineral is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <3>
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
- Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
- Cuckoo
For more communities neighboring Cranks, please visit our County-by-County Page for Cranks.
Louisa County ...
Cranks would have been located within present day Louisa County<4>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Louisa County: Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Orange & Spotsylvania.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cranks ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cranks.
Airports Near Cranks ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<5> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Cranks and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Cranks.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Virginia:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Louisa County: www.louisacounty.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Cranks. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Louisa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <5> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Cranks), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |