Welcome to Crag ...
Crag is located in Greenbrier County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Crag, you might consider that their post office opened in 1923.
Crag is 2,480 feet [756 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Crag is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Crag lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Crag: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Crag ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Crag - it's located in Arizona.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crag.
Communities near Crag ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crag.
- Lewisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
- Hinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Hinton is located in Summers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <4>
- Ronceverte
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronceverte
- Ronceverte is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronceverte <4>
- Rainelle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainelle
- Rainelle is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainelle <4>
- Alderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
- Alderson is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <4>
- Rupert
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <4>
- Meadow Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Quinwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Thurmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond
- Thurmond is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmond <4>
- Bellwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bellwood is located in Fayette 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 Crag. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crag.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crag. 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 Crag.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crag. See our Newspapers Page for Crag.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crag ...
Looking for more information about Crag? 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 Crag, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Crag.
Adding Crag to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Crag 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 Crag was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Crag post office opened in 1923.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Crag.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crag. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Greenbrier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crag - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Crag area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Crag 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |