Welcome to Crisp ...

Crisp is located in Harrison County<1>.

The location of Crisp has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crisp, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Crisp is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Crisp lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Crisp is within the (712) area code.

Communities Also Named Crisp ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Crisp - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri (2), New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Crisp ...

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

• Missouri Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Valley
  • Missouri Valley is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri Valley <4>
• Logan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
• Woodbine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
  • Woodbine is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <4>
• Fort Calhoun
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Calhoun
  • Fort Calhoun is located in Washington County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Calhoun <4>
• Dunlap
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
  • Dunlap is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <4>
• Underwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
  • Underwood is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Underwood <4>
• Neola
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
  • Neola is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neola <4>
• Crescent
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <4>
• Shelby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <4>
• Minden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
  • Minden is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <4>

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 Crisp. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crisp.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crisp. 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 Crisp.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crisp ...

Looking for more information about Crisp? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Crisp, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Crisp.

Adding Crisp to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crisp in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Crisp post office opened in 1896.

We also found Crisp on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crisp.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Harrison County: www.harrisoncountyia.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/