Welcome to Crescent Beach ...

Crescent Beach is located in Saint Johns County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crescent Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

A typical abbreviation for Crescent Beach: Crescent Bch.

Crescent Beach is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Crescent Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Crescent Beach: (904)

Communities Also Named Crescent Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Crescent Beach: This one is located in Saint Johns County and the other is located in Sarasota County.

Beyond Florida, there are 17 communities that are also named Crescent Beach - they are located in British Columbia (2), Connecticut, Maine (2), Massachusetts (2), Minnesota, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ontario (2), Quebec, South Carolina and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crescent Beach.

Communities near Crescent Beach ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crescent Beach.

• Palm Coast
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Coast
  • Palm Coast is located in Flagler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palm Coast <3>
• Saint Augustine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
  • Saint Augustine is located in Saint Johns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Augustine <3>
• Saint Augustine Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine Beach
  • Saint Augustine Beach is located in Saint Johns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Augustine Beach <3>
• Hastings
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Saint Johns County
  • Estimated population in 2018: 648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <3>
• Beverly Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Beach
  • Beverly Beach is located in Flagler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
• Marineland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marineland
  • Marineland is located in Flagler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marineland <3>
• Saint Augustine Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augustine Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine Shores
  • Saint Augustine Shores is located in Saint Johns County
• Saint Augustine South
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augustine South have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine South
  • Saint Augustine South is located in Saint Johns County
• Elkton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <3>
• Armstrong
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
  • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crescent Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crescent Beach.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crescent Beach. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crescent Beach.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crescent Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Crescent Beach.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crescent Beach ...

Looking for more information about Crescent Beach? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Crescent Beach, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crescent Beach.

Adding Crescent Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crescent Beach in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Crescent Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Crescent Beach post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crescent Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crescent Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Johns County: www.co.st-johns.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/