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Welcome to Croskey ...

Croskey is located in Lincoln County<1>.


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


Croskey is 2,010 feet [613 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Croskey lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Croskey: (509)

Communities near Croskey ...

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

  • Cheney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Medical Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Saint John
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sprague
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Malden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Lamont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Tyler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Tyler is located in Spokane County
  • Edwall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Pine City ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
    • Pine City is located in Whitman County
  • Lakeland Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Village
    • Lakeland Village is located in Spokane 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 Croskey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Croskey.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Croskey ...

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

Adding Croskey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Croskey 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 Croskey was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Croskey mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Croskey.

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

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Croskey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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