Place:Crawford, Indiana, United States

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NameCrawford
Alt namesCrawfordsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates38.333°N 86.45°W
Located inIndiana, United States     (1818 - )
See alsoHarrison, Indiana, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Knox, Indiana, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Marengo Cemetery
Wiseman Cemetery
Inhabited place
Alton
Beechwood
Brownstown
Cape Sandy
Carefree
Curby
Deuchars
Dodds Bridge
East Shelburn
Eckerty
English
Fredonia
Grantsburg
Hogtown
Jackson Hill
Jericho
Leavenworth
Magnolia
Marengo
Mifflin
Milltown
Pilot Knob
Riceville
Riddle
Riverview
Schooler Point Landing
Sulphur
Switzer Crossroads
Taswell
Temple
Union City
West Fork
West Fredonia
Wickliffe
Wyandotte
Township
Ohio
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Crawford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 10,526. The county seat is English.

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History

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Crawford County was formed on January 5, 1818, from land in the Harrison, Orange and Perry counties, prompted by petition of what would become Crawford County's population. Some say it was named for William H. Crawford, who was U.S. Treasury Secretary in 1818. Others say it was named for Col. William Crawford, who fought in the French and Indian War and Revolutionary War, and who was burned and scalped by Indians in 1782 in what is now Wyandot County, Ohio. The county seat was in Leavenworth for several decades but eventually moved to English.

Bands of "White Caps" terrorized the county in the late 1880s, according to a report by Attorney General Louis T. Michener. Blacks and others they disliked were forced out; victims both male and female were severely whipped.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1818 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1818 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1818 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1818 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1818 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1820 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1830 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1882 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1820 2,583
1830 3,238
1840 5,282
1850 6,524
1860 8,226
1870 9,851
1880 12,356
1890 13,941
1900 13,476
1910 12,057
1920 11,201
1930 10,160
1940 10,171
1950 9,289
1960 8,379
1970 8,033
1980 9,820
1990 9,914
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Crawford County, Indiana, United States

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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~incrawfo/

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