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The county was officially organized by the Missouri legislature on January 23, 1829, and was named for [[William H. Crawford]] of [[Georgia]], a prominent American politician of the early 19th century. Its county seat is [[Steelville, Missouri|Steelville]], and [[Sullivan, Missouri|Sullivan]], partly located in neighboring Franklin County, is the largest city, while [[Cuba, Missouri|Cuba]] is the largest city entirely within the county.
The county was officially organized by the Missouri legislature on January 23, 1829, and was named for [[William H. Crawford]] of [[Georgia]], a prominent American politician of the early 19th century. Its county seat is [[Steelville, Missouri|Steelville]], and [[Sullivan, Missouri|Sullivan]], partly located in neighboring Franklin County, is the largest city, while [[Cuba, Missouri|Cuba]] is the largest city entirely within the county.
==Geography==
Crawford County is located in the northeastern Ozarks, along the direct route between [[St. Louis]] and [[Springfield, Missouri]]. It is roughly rectangular in shape, except for a small extension on its southern boundary. It is bordered to the east by [[Washington County, Missouri|Washington County]], to the southeast by [[Iron County, Missouri|Iron County]], to the south by [[Dent County, Missouri|Dent County]], to the west by [[Phelps County, Missouri|Phelps County]], to the northwest by Gasconade County, and to the north by Franklin County.
The county has a total area of 743.75 square miles, including 742.52 of land and 1.24 of water.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20131021170230/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt</ref> It lies in a transition zone between the higher St. Francois Mountains to the southeast, and the flatter Salem Plateau to the west. Most of the higher elevations lie in the south where the terrain is more rugged, the highest peak being Hedley Knob in the southwest near the border with Dent County, at 1,380 feet above sea level. The northern part of the county is more open and low-lying, characterized in places by flat or rolling prairies. The lowest elevation is along the Meramec River in the northeast near Sullivan, at about 600 feet.<ref>https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=22227</ref>
The most significant waterway is the Meramec River, which flows northeastward past the cities of Steelville and Sullivan and drains the majority of the county, including a number of tributary creeks.
The only federal highway is Interstate 44, which crosses through the north of the county and connects the cities of Cuba and Sullivan. Other major roads include Missouri State Highway 8, which passes west to east through Steelville and the central portion; State Highway 19, running north to south through Cuba and Steelville; and State Highway 49, which has its western terminus in the south and continues southeast into Iron County.
==Communities==
==Communities==
* [[St. Cloud, Missouri|St. Cloud]]
* [[St. Cloud, Missouri|St. Cloud]]
* [[West Sullivan, Missouri|West Sullivan]]
* [[West Sullivan, Missouri|West Sullivan]]
==References==
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[[Category:Missouri]]
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[[Category:Counties]]
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