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Welcome to Crabtree ...

Crabtree is located in Haywood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crabtree, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Crabtree is 2,530 feet [771 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Crabtree is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Crabtree: 828

Communities Also Named Crabtree ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Crabtree - they are located in Arkansas, California, Maryland, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Crabtree ...

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

  • Waynesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Canton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazelwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Clyde
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Clyde is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <3>
  • Maggie Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Teague ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Teague is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
  • Lake Junaluska
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • West Canton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Canton is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
  • Sandymush
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
    • Sandymush has also been known as:
    • Sandy Mush

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crabtree ...

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

Adding Crabtree to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crabtree 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 (so far) for Crabtree was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crabtree.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Haywood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crabtree - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.