Welcome to Crowder ...

Crowder is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.

Crowder is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crowder, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Crowder is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Crowder: (573)

Communities Also Named Crowder ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Crowder - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Crowder ...

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

• Sikeston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikeston
  • Sikeston is located in New Madrid County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sikeston <3>
• Dexter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Stoddard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <3>
• Charleston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
• Scott City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
  • Scott City is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott City <3>
• Chaffee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaffee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
  • Chaffee is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaffee <3>
• Bloomfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Stoddard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <3>
• Advance
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
  • Advance is located in Stoddard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <3>
• Oran
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
  • Oran is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <3>
• Miner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
  • Miner is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
• Benton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crowder ...

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

Adding Crowder to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crowder post office opened in 1898.

We also found Crowder on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crowder.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/