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Welcome to Cranesville ...

Cranesville is located in Preston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cranesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.

Cranesville is 2,610 feet [796 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Cranesville is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Cranesville: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Cranesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Cranesville - they are located in New York, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cranesville.

Communities near Cranesville ...

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

  • Kingwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Lake Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
  • Oakland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
  • Terra Alta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Confluence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Reedsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Rowlesburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Masontown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Loch Lynn Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Friendsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cranesville ...

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

Adding Cranesville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cranesville post office opened in 1850. The Cranesville post office closed in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cranesville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Preston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cranesville - 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 Cranesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Cranesville 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/