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Welcome to Craftsbury Common ...

Craftsbury Common is located in Orleans County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Craftsbury Common, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1931.

Craftsbury Common is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Craftsbury Common: 802

Communities near Craftsbury Common ...

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

  • Lyndon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Lyndon is located in Caledonia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,650 people
  • Morristown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
    • Morristown is located in Lamoille County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,549 people
  • Johnson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
    • Johnson is located in Lamoille County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
  • Newport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Orleans County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,121 people
  • Hyde Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
    • Hyde Park is located in Lamoille County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,942 people
  • Hardwick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
    • Hardwick is located in Caledonia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,839 people
  • Barton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • Barton is located in Orleans County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,455 people
  • Morrisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolcott
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
    • Wolcott is located in Lamoille County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
  • Troy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Orleans County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Craftsbury Common ...

Looking for more information about Craftsbury Common? 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 Craftsbury Common, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Craftsbury Common.

Adding Craftsbury Common to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Craftsbury Common post office opened in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Craftsbury Common.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Orleans, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Craftsbury Common - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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>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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/