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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Crawford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Crawford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crawford, please Contact Us.
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 hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Crawford is historic, it would have been located within present day Pike 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 Pike County: Clark, Hempstead, Howard, Montgomery, Nevada & Polk.
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:
- Pike County (The home county of Crawford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Mount Moriah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Nathan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Daisy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Star of the West ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Star of the West is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
- Murfreesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newhope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newhope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Kimberley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Kirby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grandfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grandfield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
- Pike City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Roy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Lodi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lodi is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Calhoun County
- Unco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Unco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Amity
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Alpine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Okolona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Tokio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Doyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- McCaskill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Clow
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Ozan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Blevins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Columbus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oakhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Hot Spring County
- Bonnerdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Center Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Nashville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dierks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Euclid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Athens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Bayou
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Umpire
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Mineola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mineola is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Buck Range
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Mineral Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Galena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Galena is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Tollette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Manfred
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Caddo Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Black Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Cox Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
- Norman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ophir
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Mazarn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Alamo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Mount Ida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Polk County
- Big Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Lockesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Paraloma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- Ben Lomond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Academy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Cemetery
- The Academy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Biggs Cemetery
- Biggs Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- College Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Polk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Murfreesboro.
- Polk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Murfreesboro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hicks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cummings Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (240 more) ...
- Blackwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kesterson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Corinth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.
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.
- Nathan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Perkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Murfreesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arp ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Star of the West ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Star of the West is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
- Muddy Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Muddy Fork is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Fork
- Lissie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lissie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lissie
- Newhope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newhope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Kirby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Brocktown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brocktown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocktown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lodi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lodi is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Langley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
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 30 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 22 miles [35.4 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 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 Crawford:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clark County
- Hempstead County
- Hot Spring County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Polk County
- Sevier County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Crawford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crawford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |