Welcome to Crest ...

Crest is located in Upson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crest, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Crest is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Crest (for example, toward Valley (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Crest: (706) & (762)<4>

Communities Also Named Crest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Crest - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Kentucky, Missouri, Ontario, Quebec, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Crest ...

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

• Lawrences Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrences Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
  • Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
• Carrolls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrolls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
  • Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
• Thomaston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
  • Thomaston is located in Upson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomaston <5>
• Barnesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <5>
• Manchester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Meriwether County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
• Lincoln Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
• Zebulon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
  • Zebulon is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zebulon <5>
• Woodbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Meriwether County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <5>
• Talbotton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talbotton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbotton
  • Talbotton is located in Talbot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talbotton <5>
• Greenville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Meriwether County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <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 Crest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crest.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crest ...

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

Adding Crest to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Crest in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Crest post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crest.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/