Welcome to Crosby ...

Crosby is located in Kitsap County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crosby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Crosby is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Crosby: (360)

Communities Also Named Crosby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Crosby - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Crosby ...

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

• Bremerton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremerton
  • Bremerton is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremerton <3>
• Bainbridge Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge Island
  • Bainbridge Island is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,358 people
  • Bainbridge Island has also been known as:
  • Winslow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge Island <3>
• Port Orchard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orchard
  • Port Orchard is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Orchard <3>
• Poulsbo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulsbo
  • Poulsbo is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulsbo <3>
• Seabeck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabeck
  • Seabeck is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabeck <3>
• Holly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Holly is located in Kitsap County
• Brinnon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinnon
  • Brinnon is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinnon <3>
• Chico
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
  • Chico is located in Kitsap County
• Erlands Point - Kitsap Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlands Point - Kitsap Lake
  • Erlands Point - Kitsap Lake is located in Kitsap County
• Gorst
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorst
  • Gorst is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorst <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crosby ...

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

Adding Crosby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crosby 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 Crosby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Crosby post office opened in 1891.

We also found Crosby in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crosby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kitsap County: www.kitsapgov.com/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/