Welcome to Crews ...

Crews is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Crews is located in Runnels 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 1892.

Crews is 1,920 feet [585 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Crews: (325)

Communities Also Named Crews ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Crews: This one is located in Runnels County and the other is located in Gregg County.

Beyond Texas, there are 5 communities that are also named Crews - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Louisiana and Mississippi.

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.

• Ballinger
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballinger
  • Ballinger is located in Runnels County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballinger <4>
• Winters
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters
  • Winters is located in Runnels County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winters <4>
• Tuscola
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
  • Tuscola is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <4>
• Lawn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
  • Lawn is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawn <4>
• Novice
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
  • Novice is located in Coleman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novice <4>
• Glen Cove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
• Goldsboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
  • Goldsboro is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsboro <4>
• Talpa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
  • Talpa is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talpa <4>
• Ovalo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovalo
  • Ovalo is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovalo <4>
• Valera
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valera have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valera
  • Valera is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valera <4>

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.<5>

From that list, the Crews post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crews.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Texas: https://texas.gov/