Crews, Alabama
Crews, Alabama | |
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Crews Crews | |
| Coordinates: 33°54′47.38″N 88°04′50.11″W / 33.9131611°N 88.0805861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Lamar |
| Elevation | 338 ft (103 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
| GNIS feature ID | 123100[1] |
Crews (also known as Crews Depot) is an unincorporated community in Lamar County, Alabama, United States, located on U.S. Route 278 between Sulligent and Beaverton.
History
The Crews Normal College, which opened in 1891, was located in Crews.[2]
Crews was once home to a boardinghouse, general store, and fruit canning factory.[3]
A post office operated under the name Crews Depot from 1888 to 1950 and under the name Crews from 1950 to 1954.[4]
References
- ^ "Crews". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama, Passed at the Session of 1890—91, Held in the City of Montgomery, Commencing Tuesday, November 11, 1890, With a Separate Index to the General and Local Laws. Montgomery, Alabama: State of Alabama. 1891. p. 1274.
- ^ Carruth, Barbara Woolbright (2000). Images of America, Lamar County. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 0-7385-0675-3.
- ^ "Lamar County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 21, 2025.