Welcome to Crawford ...

Crawford is located in Laurel County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crawford, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Crawford is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Crawford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Crawford and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Crawford is located in the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Crawford ...

While we believe that this Crawford is located in Laurel County, we know of another 2 Kentucky communities named Crawford. Those communities are located in the following counties: Perry and Pike County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 42 communities that are also named Crawford - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Crawford ...

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

• London
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • London is located in Laurel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <4>
• Corbin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
  • Corbin is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corbin <4>
• Manchester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• McKee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
  • McKee is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKee <4>
• Annville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
  • Annville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <4>
• Livingston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
• Greenmount
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
  • Greenmount is located in Laurel County
• Maplesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
  • Maplesville is located in Laurel County
• Marydell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
  • Marydell is located in Laurel County
• Urban
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urban have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
  • Urban is located in Clay 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 Crawford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crawford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crawford ...

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

Adding Crawford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crawford 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 Crawford was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Crawford on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crawford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/