Welcome to Crocus ...
Although we found mention of Crocus during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Crocus was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Crocus to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crocus, please Contact Us.
The location of Crocus has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Crocus, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Crocus is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Crocus might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Crocus (for example, toward Burnside), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
We believe that Crocus would be found within the (270) area code.
Communities Also Named Crocus ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Crocus - they are located in Manitoba and North Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crocus.
Communities near Crocus ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crocus.
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
- Russell Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Springs
- Russell Springs is located in Russell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,649 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell Springs <4>
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Russell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,802 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
- Burkesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkesville
- Burkesville is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkesville <4>
- Inroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Fairplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Fairplay is located in Adair County
- Joppa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Chance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Chance is located in Adair County
- Gadberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadberry
- Gadberry is located in Adair County
- Ozark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Ozark is located in Adair 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 Crocus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crocus.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crocus. 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 Crocus.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crocus. See our Newspapers Page for Crocus.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crocus ...
Looking for more information about Crocus? 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 Crocus, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Crocus.
Adding Crocus to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Crocus 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 Crocus was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Crocus.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Crocus and then turned west". While Crocus could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Crocus as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Crocus could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Crocus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |