Welcome to Crews ...

Crews is located in Winn Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crews, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Crews is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Crews: (318)

Communities Also Named Crews ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Crews - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Mississippi and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Crews ...

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

• Natchitoches
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchitoches
  • Natchitoches is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchitoches <4>
• Colfax
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
• Campti
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campti have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
  • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <4>
• Montgomery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Provencal
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provencal
  • Provencal is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provencal <4>
• Natchez
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natchez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
  • Natchez is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <4>
• Clarence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Clarence is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <4>
• Calvin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
  • Calvin is located in Winn Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvin <4>
• Atlanta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Winn Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <4>
• Powhatan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
  • Powhatan is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powhatan <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 Crews. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crews.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crews ...

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

Adding Crews to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crews 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 Crews was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Crews in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Crews post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crews.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/