Welcome to Crow River ...

Crow River is located in Meeker County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crow River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

A typical abbreviation for Crow River: Crow Riv.

Crow River is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Crow River is within the boundaries of the (320) area code.

Communities near Crow River ...

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

• Willmar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willmar
  • Willmar is located in Kandiyohi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willmar <4>
• Litchfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Meeker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <4>
• Paynesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
  • Paynesville is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paynesville <4>
• Richmond
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,478 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• New London
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Kandiyohi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>
• Spicer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
  • Spicer is located in Kandiyohi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spicer <4>
• Atwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
  • Atwater is located in Kandiyohi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwater <4>
• Eden Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley
  • Eden Valley is located in Meeker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Valley <4>
• Watkins
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
  • Watkins is located in Meeker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins <4>
• Belgrade
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belgrade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
  • Belgrade is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crow River ...

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

Adding Crow River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crow River 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 Crow River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Crow River post office opened in 1868.

We also found Crow River in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crow River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Meeker County: www.co.meeker.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/