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Welcome to Crosby ...

Crosby is located in Clay County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Crosby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Crosby is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Crosby: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Crosby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Crosby - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Crosby ...

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

  • Summersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Fayetteville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chesapeake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
    • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
  • Ansted
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansted
    • Ansted is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansted <5>
  • Belle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
    • Belle is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <5>
  • Clendenin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • East Bank
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
    • East Bank is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Glasgow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
    • Glasgow is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crosby ...

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

Adding Crosby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crosby 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 Crosby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Crosby post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crosby.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crosby. 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 Clay, 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 Crosby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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