Welcome to Crewe ...
The town of Crewe is located in Nottoway County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Crewe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Crewe has a population of 2,127 people<2> (see below for details).
Crewe is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Crewe lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Crewe: 434
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crewe had an population of 2,127 people. This is a decrease of 8.56% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.56% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Crewe had a population of 2,326 people (or 14.68% of the total population of Nottoway County). This makes Crewe the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Crewe represents 0.03% of the total population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 91st most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 2,326 people, the population of Crewe decreased 2.19% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,378 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Crewe.
Communities Also Named Crewe ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Crewe - they are located in Manitoba and Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crewe.
Communities near Crewe ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crewe.
- Farmville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <5>
- Blackstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Blackstone is located in Nottoway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,304 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstone <5>
- Victoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Victoria is located in Lunenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <5>
- Kenbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenbridge
- Kenbridge is located in Lunenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenbridge <5>
- Winnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Green Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Bay <5>
- Spainville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spainville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Nutbush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Rodophil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Amelia Court House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia Court House
- Amelia Court House is located in Amelia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amelia Court House <5>
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 Crewe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crewe.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crewe. 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 Crewe.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crewe. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Crewe.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crewe ...
Looking for more information about Crewe? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Crewe, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crewe.
Adding Crewe to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Crewe 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 Crewe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Crewe post office opened in 1888.
We also found Crewe in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Crewe.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crewe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nottoway County: www.nottoway.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Nottoway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Crewe. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crewe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |