Crawford County was created by acts of the legislature on Dec. 9 and 23, 1822, and was named for William H. Crawford, a Georgia statesman who was Secretary of the Treasury when the county was established. At the county site, Knoxville, lived Joanna E. Troutman, Mrs. Vinson, who is credited with designing the Lone Star Flag of the Republic of Texas. When a company of Macon Volunteers under Col. William A. Ward marched through on the way to Texas, Miss Troutman presented them with a white silk flag bearing a single, large blue star, which she had designed and made.