Welcome to Crescent Lake ...

Crescent Lake is located in Klamath County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crescent Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

A typical abbreviation for Crescent Lake: Crescent Lk.

Crescent Lake is 4,790 feet [1,460 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Crescent Lake is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Crescent Lake lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Crescent Lake: (541) & (458)<3>

Communities Also Named Crescent Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Crescent Lake - they are located in Maine, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Crescent Lake ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Crescent Lake.

• Crescent
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Crescent is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <4>
• Gilchrist
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
  • Gilchrist is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilchrist <4>
• Chemult
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemult
  • Chemult is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chemult <4>
• Diamond Lake
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake
  • Diamond Lake is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond Lake <4>
• Beaver Marsh
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Marsh
  • Beaver Marsh is located in Klamath County
• La Pine
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Pine
  • La Pine is located in Deschutes County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 1,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Pine <4>
• Oakridge
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
  • Oakridge is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakridge <4>
• Willamette City
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willamette City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamette City
  • Willamette City is located in Lane County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crescent Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crescent Lake.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crescent Lake ...

Looking for more information about Crescent Lake? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Crescent Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crescent Lake.

Adding Crescent Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crescent Lake post office opened in 1927.

We also found Crescent Lake mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Klamath County: www.co.klamath.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/