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 would have been located within present day Clark County<2>.
The location of Crescent has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Crescent was founded in 1905.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Crescent is 4,330 feet [1,320 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Crescent is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Crescent was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Crescent once stood is in the (702) area code.
Communities Also Named Crescent ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Crescent: This one is located in Clark County and the other is located in Lincoln County.
Beyond Nevada, 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), Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana, 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.
- Nipton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipton
- Nipton is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nipton <5>
- Abbottsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abbottsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Abbottsville is located in Clark County
- Primm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm
- Primm is located in Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Primm <5>
- Searchlight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searchlight
- Searchlight is located in Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searchlight <5>
- Emerald City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald City
- Emerald City is located in Clark County
- Mountain Pass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Pass
- Mountain Pass is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Pass <5>
- Cal-Nev-Ari
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cal-Nev-Ari
- Cal-Nev-Ari is located in Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cal-Nev-Ari <5>
- Jean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean
- Jean is located in Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jean <5>
- Nelson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Nelson is located in Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <5>
- Cima
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cima
- Cima is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cima <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling 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 ...
We originally found mention of Crescent 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 Crescent was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Crescent post office opened in 1905.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Crescent.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clark County: www.accessclarkcounty.com/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.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 Nevada's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crescent - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |