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 Crawford (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 Crawford. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Crawford is located in Boone County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Boone County: Carroll, Marion, Newton, Searcy & Taney (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Crawford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crawford:
- Boone County (The home county of Crawford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Everton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rally Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Pleasant Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Valley Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Zinc
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Bellefonte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Bergman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keener ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Lead Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Lead Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Lead Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Myrtle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Cotter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Amos
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Gassville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Colfax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Colfax is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Denver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Osage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- New Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Eros
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Pyatt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Bruno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Yellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Monarch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Flippin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rush ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Peel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rea Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Bull Shoals
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Western Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Hasty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Vendor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Jasper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Judea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Compton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Parthenon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ponca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Murray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Deer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boxley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Pindall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Saint Joe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blanco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Lone Pine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Marshall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cozahome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Baker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Harriet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Witt's Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Watts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Ozark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Ocie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ocie is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocie
- Pontiac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sundown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sundown is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Taney County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Protem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cedarcreek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
- Ridgedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rueter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rueter is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueter
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crawford, see our County-by-County Page for Crawford.
Cemeteries Near Crawford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crawford.
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 Crawford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crawford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Newton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dugger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Valley Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Davidson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bald Knob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beckham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Britton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hampton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hog Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Crawford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crawford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Rally Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Eros
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Pleasant Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Valley Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Pedlo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pedlo is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlo
- Western Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Powell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Bruno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Bellefonte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Watkins is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Yardelle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yardelle is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardelle
- George's Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- George's Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George's Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oregon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oregon is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Elmwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crawford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crawford.
Newspapers Published in Crawford ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crawford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crawford, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crawford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Crawford:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Carroll County
- Marion County
- Newton County
- Searcy County
- Ozark County
- Taney County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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> | 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 Crawford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crawford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |