Welcome to Cressmont ...

Cressmont is located in Clay County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cressmont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Cressmont is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Cressmont: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Cressmont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cressmont - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Cressmont ...

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

• Summersville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
  • Summersville is located in Nicholas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <5>
• Gassaway
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
  • Gassaway is located in Braxton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassaway <5>
• Clay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Clay is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <5>
• Harrison
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Clay County
• Wattsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
  • Wattsville is located in Clay County
• Widen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Widen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
  • Widen is located in Clay County
• Hartland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Hartland is located in Clay County
• Ira
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
  • Ira is located in Clay County
• Strange Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
  • Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
• Elkhurst
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
  • Elkhurst is located in Clay County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cressmont ...

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

Adding Cressmont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cressmont post office opened in 1907.

We also found Cressmont on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cressmont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/