Crowell’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Crowell. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusCrowell ( KROH-əl) is a city and the county seat of Foard County, Texas, United States. The population was 769 at the 2020 census, down from 948 at the 2010 census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 948 to 769 (-19%). Half of its homes were built before 1956.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Crowell 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.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Crowell’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Crowell’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCrowell, Texas tornado damage 1942, 1942: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Crowell, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Crowell is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Crowell has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Quanah, Acme and Pacific Depot in Quanah, 21 miles away.
Crowell and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Crowell, Texas tornado damage 1942 (1942) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.