Welcome to Crichton ...

Crichton is located in Greenbrier County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crichton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1921.

Crichton is 2,930 feet [893 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Crichton is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Crichton: (304) and (681)<3>

Communities Also Named Crichton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Crichton - they are located in Alabama, Idaho, Louisiana, Saskatchewan and Virginia.

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

Communities near Crichton ...

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

• Summersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
  • Summersville is located in Nicholas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <4>
• Richwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Nicholas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <4>
• Rainelle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Rupert
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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
• Falling Spring
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
  • Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
• Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brushy Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
  • Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
• McRoss
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
  • McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
• Lile
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lile have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
  • Lile is located in Greenbrier County
• Snow Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Snow Hill is located in Nicholas 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 Crichton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crichton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crichton ...

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

Adding Crichton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crichton post office opened in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crichton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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