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Welcome to Crow Creek ...

Crow Creek is located in Saint Francis County<1>.


The location of Crow Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Crow Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

A typical abbreviation for Crow Creek: Crow Crk. (or less commonly used: Crow Ck. or Crow Cr.)

Crow Creek is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Crow Creek: (870)

Communities Also Named Crow Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Crow Creek - they are located in Kansas, South Carolina and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Crow Creek ...

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

  • Wynne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynne
    • Wynne is located in Cross County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynne <4>
  • Marianna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hughes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
    • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <4>
  • Palestine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Caldwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Colt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
    • Colt is located in Saint Francis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <4>
  • Widener
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
    • Widener is located in Saint Francis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Haynes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Haynes is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Bonair
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
    • Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
  • Rawlinson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawlinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
    • Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County

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 Crow Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crow Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crow Creek ...

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

Adding Crow Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crow Creek 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 for Crow Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Crow Creek post office opened in 1835.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crow Creek.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crow Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Saint Francis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crow Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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