Welcome to Crenshaw ...
So far, we found very little information about Crenshaw. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Crenshaw to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crenshaw, please Contact Us.
Crenshaw would have been located within present day Marengo County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Crenshaw, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Crenshaw is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Crenshaw was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Crenshaw was located: 334 & 483<4>
Communities Also Named Crenshaw ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Crenshaw - they are located in California, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crenshaw.
Communities near Crenshaw ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crenshaw.
- Demopolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Myrtlewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Faunsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Hugo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Consul
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Siddonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Siddonsville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsville
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 Crenshaw. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crenshaw.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crenshaw. 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 Crenshaw.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crenshaw. See our Newspapers Page for Crenshaw.
Adding Crenshaw to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Crenshaw in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Crenshaw was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Crenshaw.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Crenshaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Marengo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crenshaw - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Crenshaw area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Crenshaw area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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