Welcome to Cressmont ...

Cressmont is located in Lee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cressmont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Cressmont is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cressmont is within the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Cressmont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cressmont - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Cressmont ...

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

• Irvine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
  • Irvine is located in Estill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <4>
• Beattyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beattyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattyville
  • Beattyville is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beattyville <4>
• McKee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
  • McKee is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKee <4>
• Annville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
  • Annville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <4>
• Ravenna
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
  • Ravenna is located in Estill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <4>
• Campton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
  • Campton is located in Wolfe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton <4>
• Booneville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booneville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
  • Booneville is located in Owsley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <4>
• Vincent
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
  • Vincent is located in Owsley County
• Saint Helens
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helens
  • Saint Helens is located in Lee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helens <4>
• Lynch Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynch Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
  • Lynch Town is located in Estill 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 Cressmont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cressmont.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cressmont ...

Looking for more information about Cressmont? 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 Cressmont, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cressmont.

Adding Cressmont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cressmont 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 Cressmont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cressmont post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cressmont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/