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Crenshaw County Location

The map to the right shows the location of Crenshaw County within the State of Alabama.

Crenshaw County is located in southern Alabama within the East Gulf Coastal Plain physiographic region. The Conecuh River runs along part of the county's southern border.

Formed from portions of Butler, Coffee, Covington, Pike and Lowndes counties, Crenshaw County was established on November 30, 1866.

The county was named for South Carolinian Judge Anderson Crenshaw who served as mayor of Cahaba, a circuit court judge, state Supreme Court judge and as chancellor of the Southern Division of Alabama courts.

Crenshaw County's first county seat was established in Rutledge, to the west of the Patsaliga River.

In the early 1890s, the Montgomery and Florida Railroad was persuaded to forego its intended destination, Rutledge, and instead terminate in the new town of Luverne on the east side of the Patsaliga River. As a result, Rutledge lost business and population to Luverne.

Today, Luverne, only a few miles from Rutledge, serves as the county seat of Crenshaw County.

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At a glance

Category	Information
Established:	November 24, 1866
Source:	Created from a parts of Butler, Coffee, Covington, Pike and Lowndes counties.
Area (square miles):	611
Population (2010 census):	13,906
Major waterway(s):	The Conecuh River runs along a portion of the southern border of the county. Patsaliga Creek, flowing through the northwestern part of the county, is one of the Conecuh's largest tributaries.
Major highway(s):	U.S. Route 29, U.S. Route 331.
County seat:	Luverne
Largest city:	Luverne

Sources...

"Alabama Counties: Crenshaw County." Alabama Department of Archives and History. State of Alabama, 19 Nov 2009. Web. 22 Jan 2014. <http://www.archives.state.al.us/counties/crenshaw.html>.

Morton, Patricia Hoskins. "Alabama Counties: Crenshaw County." Encyclopedia of Alabama. Alabama Humanities Foundation, 3 Jul 2013. Web. 22 Jan 2014. <http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1342>.

"State & County QuickFacts." United States Census Bureau. United States Department of Commerce. Web. 3 Jan 2014.

Additional Information

Crenshaw County history page: Alabama Department of Archives and History.

Crenshaw County: The Encyclopedia of Alabama TM & © 2013. Alabama Humanities Foundation. All Rights Reserved. A service of Auburn University, The University of Alabama, and Alabama State Dept. of Education.

Map: Crenshaw County's major roads and towns.: Prepared by the Department of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Alabama.

General Highway Map: Crenshaw County, Alabama : Prepared by the Alabama Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Planning, Surveying and Mapping Division in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Crenshaw County, Alabama Genealogical Information: The USGenWeb Project: Keeping Internet Genealogy Free.

Crenshaw County, Alabama: United States Census Bureau: State & County QuickFacts.

Crenshaw County: National Association of Counties (NACO).

Crenshaw County, Alabama: Official website of Crenshaw County, Alabama.

Luverne, Alabama: Official Site of the City of Luverne, friendliest city in the South.

Alabama County Web Sites: State of Alabama: Alabama Directory.

Alabama County Selection Map: United States Census Bureau: State & County QuickFacts.

Alabama County Map with County Seat Cities: Geology.com.

Maps of Alabama Counties: University of Alabama: Alabama Maps.

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