Welcome to Cranks ...
So far, we found very little information about Cranks. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cranks to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cranks, please Contact Us.
Cranks would have been located within present day Louisa County<2>.
The location of Cranks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cranks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cranks is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Cranks was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Cranks still existed, it would have been in the (540) area code.
Communities Also Named Cranks ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Cranks: This one is located in Louisa County and the other is located in Lee County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cranks.
Communities near Cranks ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cranks.
- Charlottesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Charlottesville is located in Charlottesville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlottesville <5>
- Orange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <5>
- 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.<3> 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 <5>
- 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 <5>
- 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.<3> 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 <5>
- 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 <5>
- 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
- 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)
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 Cranks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cranks.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cranks. 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 Cranks.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cranks. See our Newspapers Page for Cranks.
Adding Cranks to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cranks 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 Cranks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cranks post office opened in 1890.
We also found Cranks in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cranks.
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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cranks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cranks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |