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History · Crawfordsville

Crawfordsville’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Crawfordsville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1859established
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Crawfordsville, historically Crawfordville, is a town in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 462 at the 2020 census.

Crawfordsville was established in 1859. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 479 to 462 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 1969.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Crawfordsville yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Crawfordsville, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today18 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Crawfordsville is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Crawfordsville has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Marion Colored High School in Sunset, 6.9 miles away.

Crawfordsville and the nearest listed places

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Marion Colored High SchoolCrittenden County Bank and Trust CompanyCrittenden County CourthouseMissouri Pacific DepotEarle High School, OldJohnson-Portis House

Closest to Crawfordsville

Marion Colored High SchoolSunset · Building6.9miCrittenden County Bank and Trust CompanyMarion · Building7.3miCrittenden County CourthouseMarion · Building7.3miMissouri Pacific DepotEarle · Building8.6miEarle High School, OldEarle · Built 19098.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Marion Colored High School’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Crawfordsville?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Crawfordsville’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Sunset📜 Jericho📜 Marion📜 Jennette

From Wikimedia Commons (18). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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