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Welcome to Crenshaw Crossing ...

Crenshaw Crossing is located in Williamson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Crenshaw Crossing: Crenshaw Xing.

Crenshaw Crossing is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Crenshaw Crossing: 618 & 730<3>

Communities near Crenshaw Crossing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crenshaw Crossing.

  • Carbondale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Marion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Marion is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Herrin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Herrin is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <4>
  • West Frankfort
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
  • Murphysboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Benton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Carterville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Johnston City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Christopher
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Zeigler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crenshaw Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Williamson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crenshaw Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Crenshaw Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Crenshaw Crossing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.