Welcome to Cresaptown ...

Cresaptown is located in Allegany County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cresaptown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

Cresaptown is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Cresaptown: (301) and (240)<4>

Communities near Cresaptown ...

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

• Cumberland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <5>
• Frostburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
  • Frostburg is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <5>
• Keyser
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
  • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <5>
• Meyersdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersdale
  • Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersdale <5>
• Westernport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westernport
  • Westernport is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westernport <5>
• Romney
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
  • Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <5>
• Lonaconing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonaconing
  • Lonaconing is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonaconing <5>
• Carpendale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
  • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
• Grantsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
• Hyndman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
  • Hyndman is located in Bedford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <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 Cresaptown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cresaptown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cresaptown ...

Looking for more information about Cresaptown? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cresaptown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cresaptown.

Adding Cresaptown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cresaptown 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 Cresaptown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cresaptown post office opened in 1825.

We also found Cresaptown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cresaptown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allegany County: www.gov.allconet.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/