Welcome to Crescent ...

Crescent is located in Iberville Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crescent, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Crescent is near sea level<3>.

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

Crescent is located in the (225) area code.

Communities Also Named Crescent ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Crescent: This one is located in Iberville Parish and the other is located in Terrebonne Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 41 communities that are also named Crescent - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Oregon (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah (2), Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Crescent ...

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

• Baton Rouge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
  • Baton Rouge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baton Rouge <4>
• Saint Gabriel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Gabriel
  • Saint Gabriel is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Gabriel <4>
• Addis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
  • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <4>
• Plaquemine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaquemine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaquemine
  • Plaquemine is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaquemine <4>
• Port Allen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
  • Port Allen is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allen <4>
• Brusly
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brusly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
  • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <4>
• White Castle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Castle
  • White Castle is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Castle <4>
• Rosedale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <4>
• Grosse Tete
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grosse Tete have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosse Tete
  • Grosse Tete is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosse Tete <4>
• Morrisonville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
  • Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crescent ...

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

Adding Crescent to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crescent post office opened in 1894.

We also found Crescent on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crescent.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Iberville Parish: www.parish.iberville.la.us/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/