Welcome to Crescentville ...

Crescentville is located in Philadelphia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crescentville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

Crescentville is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Crescentville: (215), (267)<3> and (445)

Communities Also Named Crescentville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Crescentville - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Crescentville ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Camden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Norristown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <4>
• Chester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Lansdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <4>
• Yeadon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <4>
• Gloucester City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Darby
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <4>
• Lansdowne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <4>
• Burlington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crescentville ...

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

Adding Crescentville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crescentville 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 Crescentville was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

We also found Crescentville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crescentville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/