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Welcome to Crisp ...

So far, we found very little information about Crisp. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Crisp to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crisp, please Contact Us.

Crisp would have been located within present day Pleasants County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crisp, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Crisp is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Crisp was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Crisp was located: 304 & 681<4>

Communities Also Named Crisp ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Crisp - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri (2), New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Crisp ...

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

  • Marietta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Marietta is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <5>
  • Williamstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Paden City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Marys
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Harrisville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sistersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pennsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Matamoras
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Belmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Belmont is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • West Union
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

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

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

Adding Crisp to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crisp in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Crisp was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crisp.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Crisp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pleasants, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crisp - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Crisp area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Crisp area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.