Welcome to Crusel ...

So far, we found very little information about Crusel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Crusel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crusel, please Contact Us.

Crusel would have been located within present day Saint Martin Parish<2>.

The location of Crusel has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crusel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Crusel is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Crusel was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Crusel once stood is in the (337) area code.

Communities near Crusel ...

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

• Breaux Bridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breaux Bridge
  • Breaux Bridge is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breaux Bridge <5>
• Saint Martinville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martinville
  • Saint Martinville is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Martinville <5>
• Henderson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <5>
• Livonia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
  • Livonia is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <5>
• Krotz Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krotz Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krotz Springs
  • Krotz Springs is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krotz Springs <5>
• Leonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonville
  • Leonville is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonville <5>
• Arnaudville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnaudville
  • Arnaudville is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnaudville <5>
• Maringouin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maringouin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maringouin
  • Maringouin is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maringouin <5>
• Fordoche
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordoche
  • Fordoche is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordoche <5>
• Rosedale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <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 Crusel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crusel.

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

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

Adding Crusel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crusel in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Crusel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Crusel post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crusel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Saint Martin Parish: www.stmartinparish-la.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/