Welcome to Cresthill ...

Cresthill is located in Fauquier County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cresthill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Cresthill is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Cresthill: (540)

Communities Also Named Cresthill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cresthill - they are located in Georgia and Quebec.

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

Communities near Cresthill ...

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

• Petersburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
• Front Royal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal
  • Front Royal is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Front Royal <4>
• Warrenton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <4>
• Remington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
  • Remington is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <4>
• The Plains
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Plains
  • The Plains is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Plains <4>
• Washington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Rappahannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Amissville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amissville
  • Amissville is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amissville <4>
• Reager
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reager have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
  • Reager is located in Rappahannock County
• Chester Gap
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
  • Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
• Markham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
  • Markham is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markham <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cresthill ...

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

Adding Cresthill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cresthill post office opened in 1903.

We also found Cresthill on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cresthill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fauquier County: www.fauquiercounty.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/