Welcome to Crescent Hill ...

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

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

Crescent Hill would have been located within present day Bates County<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crescent Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Crescent Hill is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities Also Named Crescent Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Crescent Hill - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, North Dakota and Virginia.

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

Communities near Crescent Hill ...

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

• Harrisonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
  • Harrisonville is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonville <5>
• Butler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Bates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <5>
• Garden City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <5>
• Archie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
  • Archie is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archie <5>
• Drexel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drexel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
  • Drexel is located in Bates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drexel <5>
• Linn Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
  • Linn Valley is located in Linn County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
• Freeman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Freeman is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman <5>
• Urich
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urich
  • Urich is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urich <5>
• Creighton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creighton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
  • Creighton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creighton <5>
• East Lynne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lynne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynne
  • East Lynne is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lynne <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 Crescent Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crescent Hill.

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

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

Adding Crescent Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crescent Hill post office opened in 1858.

We also found Crescent Hill in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/