Welcome to Crescent ...

Crescent is located in Latah 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 1895.

Crescent is 2,840 feet [866 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Crescent is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area codes for Crescent: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Crescent ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Crescent - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, 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.

• Orofino
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orofino have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orofino
  • Orofino is located in Clearwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orofino <5>
• Troy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Latah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Juliaetta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliaetta
  • Juliaetta is located in Latah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juliaetta <5>
• Deary
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deary
  • Deary is located in Latah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deary <5>
• Kendrick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendrick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
  • Kendrick is located in Latah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendrick <5>
• Bovill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovill
  • Bovill is located in Latah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovill <5>
• Peck
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
  • Peck is located in Nez Perce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <5>
• Elk River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River
  • Elk River is located in Clearwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk River <5>
• Linden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Latah County
• Cavendish
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish
  • Cavendish is located in Nez Perce County

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 1895.

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 Latah County: www.latah.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/