Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Crewsville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Crewsville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Crewsville is located in Coosa County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Coosa County: Chilton, Clay, Elmore, Shelby, Talladega & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Crewsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crewsville:
- Coosa County (The home county of Crewsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crewsville, with the one closest to Crewsville listed first.
- Hissop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Kellyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Cottage Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Ray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Rockford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Nixburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Fishpond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Goodwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pentonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Stewartville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Weogufka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Autauga County
- Marbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crewsville, with the one closest to Crewsville listed first.
- Mountain Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Verbena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Jumbo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Clanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crewsville, with the one closest to Crewsville listed first.
- Hollins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Millerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Chambers Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Harkins Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Mellow Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Ashland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Motley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crewsville, with the one closest to Crewsville listed first.
- Seman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Central
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Jordan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Irma ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Titus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lightwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Eclectic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Holtville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Claud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Adkin Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Deatsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hale County
- Erie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crewsville, with the one closest to Crewsville listed first.
- Pine Grove Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Merrell Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Shelby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crewsville, with the one closest to Crewsville listed first.
- Gantts Quarry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Sylacauga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Mignon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Comerdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Fayetteville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Sycamore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Talladega Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Zubers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Bon Air
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crewsville, with the one closest to Crewsville listed first.
- Alexander City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Our Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Hackneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Cowpens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Jacksons' Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Benson ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- New Site
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Dadeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Goldville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Agricola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crewsville, see our County-by-County Page for Crewsville.
Cemeteries Near Crewsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crewsville.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Crewsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crewsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crewsville, with the one closest to Crewsville listed first.
- Darsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doctor Kellys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McEwen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McEwen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Socapatoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nixburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peace & Goodwill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (373 more) ...
- Bradford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Crewsville had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crewsville, with the one closest to Crewsville listed first.
- Hissop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Rockford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Bentleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bentleyville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Nixburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Goodwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pentonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Alexander City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hollins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Stewartville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Weogufka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Speed
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Speed is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Equality
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crewsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crewsville.
Newspapers Published in Crewsville ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crewsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crewsville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crewsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Crewsville:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Coosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Chilton County
- Clay County
- Elmore County
- Hale County
- Shelby County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crewsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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 Crewsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |