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Welcome to West Crest ...

West Crest is located on the Gulf Coast.

West Crest is located in Harris County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Crest: W. Crest

West Crest is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: West Crest lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near West Crest ...

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

  • Houston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pearland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sugar Land
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Missouri City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Rosenberg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Katy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <3>
  • Bellaire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Stafford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • West University Place
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Richmond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Crest ...

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

Footnotes ...

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