Crawford, Nebraska

About Crawford

Set in the northwestern part of Nebraska, Crawford is a tiny community counting 795 people who proudly call it home.

Crawford holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.17 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 679 residents per square mile.

📰 Crawford News Today

• Traveling Vietnam Wall and Cost of Freedom Tribute Coming to Crawford Rural Radio Network · Aug 9
• William "Bill" L. Ostermeyer Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information - Hurley Funeral Home Hurley Funeral Home - Havana, IL · Aug 3
• Obituary | Larry D. Crawford of Bertrand, Nebraska - Nelson-Bauer Funeral Homes Nelson-Bauer Funeral Homes · Jun 25
• Obituary for Sharon Kay Crawford Wherry Mortuary · Jul 12
• South Fork Fire Community Meeting to be held in Crawford, containment at seven percent Central Nebraska Today · Jun 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Crawford Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Crawford — but the Nebraska one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northwestern Nebraska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Nebraska — one of 593 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 24 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Fort Robinson History Center · Museum
• Fort Robinson State Park Museum · Museum
• Crawford Historical Museum · Museum
• Prehistoric Prairies Discovery Center · Attraction
• Trailside Museum of Natural History · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Crawford

• Fort Robinson State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Adobe Officers Quarters Historical Marker reviews ★
• Barracks Row Historical Marker reviews ★
• Brick Barracks Historical Marker reviews ★
• Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Robinson Historical Marker reviews ★
• Butte Country Historical Marker reviews ★
• Cochran State Wayside Area reviews ★
• Crawford City Park reviews ★
• Finnegan Park reviews ★
• Flagstaff Historical Marker reviews ★
• Fort Robinson Historical Marker reviews ★
• Fort Robinson Wildlife Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Crawford

• CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• CRAWFORD HIGH SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Crawford

🏘️ Nearby Communities