Welcome to Crescent Lake ...

Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crescent Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

A typical abbreviation for Crescent Lake: Crescent Lk.

Crescent Lake is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Crescent Lake: (207)

Communities Also Named Crescent Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Crescent Lake - they are located in Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Crescent Lake ...

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

• Lewiston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <4>
• Auburn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Windham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  • Windham is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <4>
• Standish
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
  • Standish is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Standish <4>
• Lisbon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>
• Yarmouth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
  • Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yarmouth <4>
• Gray
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Gray is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <4>
• New Gloucester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Gloucester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gloucester
  • New Gloucester is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Gloucester <4>
• Poland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
  • Poland is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <4>
• Bridgton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgton
  • Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgton <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 Crescent Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crescent Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crescent Lake ...

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

Adding Crescent Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crescent Lake post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crescent Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/