Welcome to Crescent ...

Crescent is located in Boulder County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crescent, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Crescent is 7,450 feet [2,271 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Crescent is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Crescent lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Crescent: (303) and (720)<4>

Communities Also Named Crescent ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Crescent: This one is located in Boulder County and the other is located in Grand County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 41 communities that are also named Crescent - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan (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.

• Lakewood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <5>
• Arvada
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvada
  • Arvada is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvada <5>
• Westminster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
• Boulder
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Boulder is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder <5>
• Broomfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield
  • Broomfield is located in Broomfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broomfield <5>
• Northglenn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northglenn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northglenn
  • Northglenn is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northglenn <5>
• Wheat Ridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
  • Wheat Ridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheat Ridge <5>
• Erie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <5>
• Lafayette
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <5>
• Golden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Golden is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crescent ...

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

Adding Crescent to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crescent 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 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 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crescent.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Boulder County: www.co.boulder.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/