Welcome to Criglersville ...

Criglersville is located in Madison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Criglersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

Criglersville is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Criglersville lies within the (540) area code.

Communities near Criglersville ...

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

• Culpeper
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
  • Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culpeper <4>
• Orange
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Luray
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
  • Luray is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luray <4>
• Elkton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Shenandoah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Stanley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <4>
• Stanardsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
  • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <4>
• Madison
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Washington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Rappahannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Ruth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
  • Ruth is located in Madison County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Criglersville ...

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

Adding Criglersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Criglersville 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 Criglersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Criglersville post office opened in 1833.

We also found Criglersville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Criglersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/