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Welcome to Crawford ...

Crawford is located in Russell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crawford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1843.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Crawford for more information about variations on the name of Crawford.

Crawford is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Crawford (for example, toward Columbus (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Crawford: 334 & 483<3>

Communities Also Named Crawford ...

While we believe that this Crawford is located in Russell County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Crawford. Those communities are located in the following counties: Dallas and Mobile County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 42 communities that are also named Crawford - they are located in Arkansas (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Crawford ...

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

  • Columbus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Auburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Maridale Estates
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
    • Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
  • Phenix City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Opelika
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Marys Hills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
    • Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
  • Branton Woods
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
    • Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
  • Cusseta Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
    • Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
  • Smith's Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenns
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Glenns is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 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 Crawford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crawford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crawford ...

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

Adding Crawford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crawford 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 (so far) for Crawford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Crawford post office opened in 1843. The Crawford post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crawford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Russell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crawford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Crawford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Crawford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/