Welcome to La Crew ...

La Crew is located in Lee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of La Crew, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

La Crew is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

La Crew lies within the (319) area code.

Communities near La Crew ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Crew.

• Fort Madison
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Madison
  • Fort Madison is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Madison <4>
• Mount Pleasant
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• New London
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>
• Nauvoo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
  • Nauvoo is located in Hancock County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nauvoo <4>
• West Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• Keosauqua
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keosauqua
  • Keosauqua is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keosauqua <4>
• Danville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Des Moines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
• Donnellson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnellson
  • Donnellson is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnellson <4>
• Montrose
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <4>
• Farmington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Crew ...

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

Adding La Crew to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the La Crew post office opened in 1881.

We also found La Crew in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Crew.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lee County: www.leecounty.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/