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Welcome to Crews ...

Crews is located in Lamar County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Crews, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1950.

Crews is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Crews: (205) and (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Crews ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Crews - they are located in Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Crews ...

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

  • Hamilton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Winfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Guin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
    • Guin is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guin <5>
  • Vernon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Vernon is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <5>
  • Sulligent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulligent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulligent
    • Sulligent is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulligent <5>
  • Brilliant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
    • Brilliant is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <5>
  • Glen Allen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
    • Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
  • Hatley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
    • Hatley is located in Monroe County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Twin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
    • Twin is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Weston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Marion 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 Crews. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crews.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crews ...

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

Adding Crews to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crews post office opened in 1950.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crews.

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lamar, 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 Crews - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<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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