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Welcome to Crescent ...

Crescent is located in Terrebonne Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crescent, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Crescent is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Crescent: 985

Communities Also Named Crescent ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Crescent: This one is located in Terrebonne Parish and the other is located in Iberville Parish.

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

  • Houma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <3>
  • Thibodaux
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lockport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Gray
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bayou Blue
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
  • Minerva Plantation
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
  • Magnolia Plantation
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
  • Schriever
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Chacahoula
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
  • Acadia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia

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 (so far) for Crescent was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crescent.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Terrebonne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crescent - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.