Welcome to Crisp ...

Crisp is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

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

Crisp is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Crisp lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Crisp (for example, toward Decker (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Crisp is within the boundaries of the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Crisp ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Crisp - they are located in Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri (2), New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Crisp ...

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

• Mount Vernon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Fairfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Flora
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <4>
• Wayne City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne City
  • Wayne City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne City <4>
• Bluford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluford
  • Bluford is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluford <4>
• Cisne
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisne
  • Cisne is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisne <4>
• Dahlgren
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
  • Dahlgren is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlgren <4>
• Iuka
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iuka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
  • Iuka is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <4>
• Dix
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
  • Dix is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dix <4>
• Xenia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
  • Xenia is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <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 Crisp. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crisp.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crisp ...

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

Adding Crisp to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crisp post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crisp.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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