Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Crawford (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Crawford. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Crawford is located in Lowndes County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lowndes County: Lamar (AL), Pickens (AL), Clay, Monroe, Noxubee & Oktibbeha.
Below are the counties that are near Crawford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crawford:
- Lowndes County (The home county of Crawford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Artesia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Bent Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Columbus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Kolola Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Mhoons Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- West Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Siloam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Whites
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Vinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Griffith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Pheba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Wahalak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Binnsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Monroe County
- Muldon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Brooksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deerbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Macon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ravine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Mashulaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Shuqualak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Cooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Sessums
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Starkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Longview
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Adaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Bradley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Sturgis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Double Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Fearns Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Handle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Louisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pickens County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Pickensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Memphis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Archer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Archer is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Macedonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Ethelsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Stafford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Beaver Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Garden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Garden is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- McMullen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- McShan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McShan is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Aliceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crawford, see our County-by-County Page for Crawford.
Cemeteries Near Crawford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crawford.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Crawford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crawford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crawford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wilkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henkle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brooksville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crigler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (289 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Crawford had a population of 225 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Crawford had a population of 655 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Brooksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn Creek is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek
- Oktoc
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oktoc is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktoc
- Artesia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Deerbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Trinity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Trinity is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Sessums
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cliftonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cliftonville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftonville
- McIntyre ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McIntyre is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre
- Macon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Loakfoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Loakfoma is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loakfoma
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Singleton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Singleton is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
- Tibbee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tibbee is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbee
- Starkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crawford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crawford.
Newspapers Published in Crawford ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crawford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crawford, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crawford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Crawford:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lowndes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Kemper County
- Monroe County
- Noxubee County
- Oktibbeha County
- Winston County
- Pickens County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Crawford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crawford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |