Crenshaw

Crenshaw was four miles southeast of Barclay in southern Falls County. In the 1880s it was established as ranch headquarters for William Anderson Barclay and named for a friend of Barclay's called Crenshaw, who managed the local store and gin. A Crenshaw post office operated from 1903 until 1911. No evidence of the community was shown on county highway maps in the 1940s.

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Vivian Elizabeth Smyrl | © TSHA

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Belongs to

Crenshaw is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

No

Place type

Crenshaw is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • (Sunday School Grove)

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No