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Welcome to Crestmont ...

Crestmont is located in Haywood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crestmont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Crestmont is 1,740 feet [530 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Crestmont: 828

Communities Also Named Crestmont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Crestmont - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Pennsylvania (3) and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Crestmont ...

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

  • Clevenger
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Clevenger is located in Cocke County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
    • Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
  • Waynesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Newport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Newport is located in Cocke County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,894 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <3>
  • Jaybird
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jaybird is located in Cocke County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
  • West Myers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • West Myers is located in Cocke County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
  • Clyde
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hot Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Pittman Center
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pittman Center is located in Sevier County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Bailey Town
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bailey Town is located in Cocke County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
    • Estimated population in 2014: 428 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 Crestmont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crestmont.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crestmont ...

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

Adding Crestmont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crestmont in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Crestmont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Crestmont post office opened in 1910. The Crestmont post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crestmont.

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 Crestmont - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/