Welcome to Crenshaw ...

Crenshaw is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

Time Zone: Crenshaw lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Crenshaw: 323

Communities Also Named Crenshaw ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Crenshaw - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Crenshaw ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles
  • Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,970,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Angeles <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Los Angeles
  • From Crenshaw to Los Angeles
• Long Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Long Beach
  • From Crenshaw to Long Beach
• Glendale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
  • Former name for Glendale:
  • Tropico
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <2>
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Crenshaw to Glendale
• Torrance
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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  • Torrance is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrance <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Torrance
  • From Crenshaw to Torrance
• Pasadena
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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  • Pasadena is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pasadena
  • From Crenshaw to Pasadena
• El Monte
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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  • El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to El Monte
  • From Crenshaw to El Monte
• Downey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
  • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Downey
  • From Crenshaw to Downey
• Inglewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
  • Inglewood is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inglewood <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Inglewood
  • From Crenshaw to Inglewood
• Norwalk
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Norwalk
  • From Crenshaw to Norwalk
• Burbank
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
  • Burbank is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Burbank
  • From Crenshaw to Burbank

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crenshaw ...

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

Adding Crenshaw to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crenshaw in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Crenshaw was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crenshaw.