Welcome to Crescent Beach ...

Crescent Beach is located in Horry County<1>.

The location of Crescent Beach has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crescent Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1947.

A typical abbreviation for Crescent Beach: Crescent Bch.

Crescent Beach is near sea level<3>.

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

Crescent Beach is within the boundaries of the (843) area code.

Communities Also Named Crescent Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Crescent Beach - they are located in British Columbia (2), Connecticut, Florida (2), Maine (2), Massachusetts (2), Minnesota, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ontario (2), Quebec and Washington.

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

Communities near Crescent Beach ...

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

• Myrtle Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Beach
  • Myrtle Beach is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myrtle Beach <4>
• Carolina Shores
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolina Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
  • Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
• Sunset Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
  • Sunset Beach is located in Brunswick County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Beach <4>
• Calabash
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabash
  • Calabash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calabash <4>
• Ocean Isle Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Isle Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Isle Beach
  • Ocean Isle Beach is located in Brunswick County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Isle Beach <4>
• Briarcliffe Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarcliffe Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
  • Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
• Arcadian Shores
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadian Shores
  • Arcadian Shores is located in Horry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadian Shores <4>
• Cedar Creek Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
  • Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County
• Little River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Little River is located in Horry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little River <4>
• Longs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs
  • Longs is located in Horry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longs <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crescent Beach ...

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

Adding Crescent Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crescent Beach 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 Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Crescent Beach post office opened in 1947.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Horry County: www.horrycounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/