Welcome to Crane ...

The city of Crane is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Crane is located in Stone County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Crane has a population of 1,358 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Crane is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Crane lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Crane is within the boundaries of the (417) area code.

The ZIP code for Crane: 65633<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crane had an population of 1,358 people. This is a decrease of 7.11% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crane had a population of 1,462 people. This makes Crane the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Crane represents 0.02% of the population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 287th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,462 people, the population of Crane increased 5.18% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,390 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Crane.

Communities Also Named Crane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Crane - they are located in Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Crane ...

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

• Nixa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
  • Nixa is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
  • Former name for Nixa:
  • Faught
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <6>
• Republic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Republic is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <6>
• Monett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
  • Monett is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monett <6>
• Aurora
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <6>
• Battlefield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
  • Battlefield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
• Mount Vernon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <6>
• Clever
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clever have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
  • Clever is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <6>
• Kimberling City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberling City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberling City
  • Kimberling City is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberling City <6>
• Marionville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
  • Marionville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marionville <6>
• Billings
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
  • Billings is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crane ...

Looking for more information about Crane? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Crane, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crane.

Adding Crane to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crane post office opened in 1887.

We also found Crane on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crane.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/