Welcome to Croaker ...
Croaker is located in James City County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Croaker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Croaker is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Croaker lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Croaker: 757 & 948<3>
Communities near Croaker ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Croaker.
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Urbanna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Surry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oaktree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Clay Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- Plain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Plum Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Adner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
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 Croaker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Croaker.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Croaker. 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 Croaker.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Croaker. See our Newspapers Page for Croaker.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Croaker ...
Looking for more information about Croaker? 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 Croaker, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Croaker.
Adding Croaker to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Croaker 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 Croaker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Croaker post office opened in 1894. The Croaker post office closed in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Croaker.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including James City, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Croaker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Croaker area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Croaker area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |