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Welcome to Cremo ...

Cremo is located in Bertie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cremo, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Cremo is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cremo: 252

Communities Also Named Cremo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cremo - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Cremo ...

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

  • Ahoskie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Edenton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Windsor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Aulander
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Aulander is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
  • Winton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Woodland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewiston Woodville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
  • Cofield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cofield is located in Hertford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Gatesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Powellsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Powellsville is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cremo ...

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

Adding Cremo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cremo 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 Cremo was on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cremo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Bertie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cremo - 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.