Welcome to Crisp ...

Crisp is located in Ottawa County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crisp, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Crisp is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Crisp lies within the (616) area code.

Communities Also Named Crisp ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Crisp - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Missouri (2), New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Crisp ...

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

• Wyoming
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <4>
• Holland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Holland is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <4>
• Walker
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Walker is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <4>
• Grandville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandville
  • Grandville is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandville <4>
• Grand Haven
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven
  • Grand Haven is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Haven <4>
• Hudsonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
  • Hudsonville is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudsonville <4>
• Zeeland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeeland
  • Zeeland is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeeland <4>
• Coopersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
  • Coopersville is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coopersville <4>
• Ferrysburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrysburg
  • Ferrysburg is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferrysburg <4>
• Spring Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Spring Lake is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Lake <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 Crisp. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crisp.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crisp ...

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

Adding Crisp to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crisp post office opened in 1893.

We also found Crisp on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crisp.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ottawa County: www.co.ottawa.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/