Welcome to Mount Crawford ...

The town of Mount Crawford is located in Rockingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Crawford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1827.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Crawford: Mt. Crawford

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mount Crawford has a population of 459 people<2> (see below for details).

Mount Crawford is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Mount Crawford is within the boundaries of the (540) area code.

The ZIP code for Mount Crawford: 22841<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mount Crawford had an population of 459 people. This is an increase of 6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 80.71% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mount Crawford had a population of 433 people. This makes Mount Crawford the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 433 people, the population of Mount Crawford increased 70.47% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 254 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mount Crawford.

Communities near Mount Crawford ...

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

• Harrisonburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Harrisonburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <5>
• Staunton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Staunton is located in Staunton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <5>
• Waynesboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Waynesboro City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
• Broadway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Broadway is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <5>
• Elkton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Grottoes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grottoes
  • Grottoes is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grottoes <5>
• Shenandoah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Dayton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <5>
• Weyers Cave
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyers Cave
  • Weyers Cave is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weyers Cave <5>
• Cross Keys
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Cross Keys is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Keys <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Crawford ...

Looking for more information about Mount Crawford? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mount Crawford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Crawford.

Adding Mount Crawford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Crawford 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 Mount Crawford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Mount Crawford post office opened in 1827.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Crawford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/

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