Welcome to Crewsville ...

Crewsville is located in Hardee County<1> (at the time of its founding, Crewsville was located in DeSoto County).

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crewsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Crewsville is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Crewsville is within the (863) area code.

Communities Also Named Crewsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Crewsville - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Crewsville ...

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

• Avon Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Park
  • Avon Park is located in Highlands County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon Park <4>
• Sebring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
  • Sebring is located in Highlands County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebring <4>
• Wauchula
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauchula
  • Wauchula is located in Hardee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wauchula <4>
• Lake Placid
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
  • Lake Placid is located in Highlands County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <4>
• Zolfo Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zolfo Springs
  • Zolfo Springs is located in Hardee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zolfo Springs <4>
• De Soto City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto City
  • De Soto City is located in Highlands County
• Calvinia ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvinia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvinia
  • Calvinia is located in DeSoto County
• Alpine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Alpine is located in Highlands County
• Pittsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Polk County
• Placid Lakes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placid Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Lakes
  • Placid Lakes is located in Highlands 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 Crewsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crewsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crewsville ...

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

Adding Crewsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crewsville post office opened in 1886.

We also found Crewsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crewsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hardee County: www.hardeecounty.net/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/