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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 hospitals and doctors 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 McLennan County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McLennan County: Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Hill & Limestone.

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:

  • McLennan County     (The home county of Crawford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
    • Speegleville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speegleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
      • Speegleville is located in McLennan County
    • China Spring
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
      • Woodway is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodway <2>
    • Rock Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
      • Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
    • Bosqueville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
      • Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
    • Hewitt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
      • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <2>
    • Patrick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
      • Patrick is located in McLennan County
    • Beverly Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
      • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
    • Moody
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
      • Moody is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <2>
    • Lorena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
      • Lorena is located in McLennan County
    • Waco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Waco is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <2>
    • Gholson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gholson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
      • Gholson is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
    • Bruceville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
    • Pendleton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
      • Pendleton is located in Bell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <2>
    • Troy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Bell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
    • Morgan's Point Resort
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan's Point Resort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point Resort
      • Morgan's Point Resort is located in Bell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan's Point Resort <2>
    • Brookhaven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
      • Brookhaven is located in Bell County
    • Temple
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Bosque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
    • Valley Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Greenock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
      • Greenock is located in Bosque County
    • Clifton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
    • Womack
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
      • Womack is located in Bosque County
    • Laguna Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Cranfills Gap
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Meridian
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <2>
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
    • McGregor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Oglesby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oglesby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
      • Oglesby is located in Coryell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglesby <2>
    • Lime City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
      • Lime City is located in Coryell County
    • South Mountain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
      • South Mountain is located in Coryell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Leon Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mound
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
      • Mound is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <2>
    • The Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
      • The Grove is located in Coryell County
    • Fort Gates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
      • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
    • Turnersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
      • Turnersville is located in Coryell County
    • Flat
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat
      • Flat is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat <2>
    • Gatesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jonesboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Levita
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
      • Levita is located in Coryell County
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
    • Bruceville - Eddy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville - Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
      • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Golinda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golinda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
      • Golinda is located in Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Mooreville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
      • Mooreville is located in Falls County
    • Satin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satin
      • Satin is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satin <2>
    • Chilton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
    • Tyson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
      • Tyson is located in Hill County
    • Aquilla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crawford, see our County-by-County Page for Crawford.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of 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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crawford.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Crawford. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Crawford and those printed in the larger area surrounding Crawford.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Crawford.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Crawford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bible Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hog Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hog Creek Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hog Creek Cemetery
  • Osage Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osage Cemetery
  • Comanche Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Comanche Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Comanche Springs Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Olde Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olde Cemetery
  • Poston - Odle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Mills Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Old Valley Mills Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Scrutchfield Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Goodall Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodall Cemetery
  • Continue List   (154 more) ...
    • Barton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2265 <4>
    • Sadler Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sadler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sadler Cemetery
    • China Spring Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Crawford had a population of 476 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Crawford had a population of 870 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.

  • McGregor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Osage
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
    • Osage is located in Coryell County
  • Valley Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Oglesby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oglesby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
    • Oglesby is located in Coryell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglesby <2>
  • South Bosque
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bosque have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bosque
    • South Bosque is located in McLennan County
  • Speegleville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speegleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
    • Speegleville is located in McLennan County
  • Coryell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coryell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
    • Coryell is located in Coryell County
  • Lime City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
    • Lime City is located in Coryell County
  • China Spring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mosheim
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosheim
    • Mosheim is located in Bosque County
  • Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
    • Pecan Grove is located in Coryell County
  • Ritchie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritchie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
    • Ritchie is located in McLennan County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Whitson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson
      • Whitson is located in Coryell County
    • Hewitt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
      • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <2>
    • Bosqueville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
      • Bosqueville is located in McLennan County

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.

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 McLennan County: www.co.mclennan.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crawford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crawford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5377, Longitude: -97.4429       In this case, the coordinates for Crawford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.




 

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