Welcome to Crescent ...
So far, we found very little information about Crescent. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Crescent to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crescent, please Contact Us.
Crescent was located on the western shore of North Manitou Island.
Crescent would have been located within present day Leelanau County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Crescent, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Crescent, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
Time Zone: The area where Crescent was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Crescent (for example, toward Sister Bay (WI)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Communities Also Named Crescent ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Crescent: This one is located in Leelanau County and the other is located in Marquette County.
Beyond Michigan, 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, Louisiana (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.
- Port Oneida ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Oneida
- Port Oneida is located in Leelanau County
- Glen Haven ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glen Haven is located in Leelanau County
- Glen Arbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Arbor
- Glen Arbor is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Arbor <5>
- Leland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Leland is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <5>
- Shalda Corners ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shalda Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalda Corners
- Shalda Corners is located in Leelanau County
- Lake Leelanau
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Leelanau
- Lake Leelanau is located in Leelanau County
- Former name for Lake Leelanau:
- Provemont
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Leelanau <5>
- Bodus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Burdickville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdickville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
- Burdickville is located in Leelanau County
- Onominee ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Onominee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onominee
- Onominee is located in Leelanau County
- Onominee has also been known as:
- Onominese
- Onomonese
- Onuminee
- Onumunese
- Maple City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Maple City is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple City <5>
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.
Adding Crescent to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Crescent was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Crescent post office opened in 1908.
We also found Crescent on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Crescent.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Leelanau County: www.leelanau.cc/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Crescent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Leelanau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |