The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The name Crandall is derived from its founder Cornelius F. Crandall. It is often pronounced with the d belonging to the first syllable (e.g. Crand•all). The first syllable has a soft 'a'. The second syllable is stressed with a soft 'a' and a long 'l'.
Crandall was laid out in 1872 by its namesake, Cornelius F. Crandall. Cornelius persuaded the builders of the Southern Railway (US) to move the planned route for their line through the area from its original surveyed path north of the present day State Highway 64 to its present path through the town of Crandall. Cornelius later moved to Texas where he founded Crandall, Texas
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Start Crandall’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Crandall’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Crandall, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Crandall is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Crandall has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Beard-Kerr Farm in Georgetown, 4.9 miles away.
Crandall and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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