Welcome to Crescent Beach ...

Crescent Beach is located in Plymouth County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Crescent Beach: Crescent Bch.

Crescent Beach is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Crescent Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Massachusetts communities named Crescent Beach: This one is located in Plymouth County and the other is located in Suffolk County.

Beyond Massachusetts, there are 17 communities that are also named Crescent Beach - they are located in British Columbia (2), Connecticut, Florida (2), Maine (2), Minnesota, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ontario (2), Quebec, South Carolina and Washington.

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

Communities near Crescent Beach ...

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

• New Bedford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
  • New Bedford is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
• Fall River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  • Fall River is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
• Dartmouth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
  • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
• Falmouth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  • Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
• Middleborough
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
  • Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
• Wareham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
  • Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
• Sandwich
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
  • Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
• Bourne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
  • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
• Somerset
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
• Fairhaven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people

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 Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crescent Beach.

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

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