Crawfordsville, Oregon

Crawfordsville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Linn County, Oregon, United States.

[5] It is located about 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Brownsville and 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Sweet Home on Oregon Route 228, near the Calapooia River.

[8] Philemon Crawford had previously helped establish the Boston Flour Mill near Shedd.

[11] In the early 20th century, Crawfordsville had a population of Sikhs from Pakistan and India who worked for the Calapooya Lumber Company.

[15] The Crawfordsville Bridge over the Calapooia River is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Photograph of a Sikh cyclist "Heara Singh", Crawfordsville, Oregon (c. 1900s)
Linn County map