Crescent, Idaho

Crescent is an unincorporated community in Latah County, in the U.S. state of Idaho.^[1]

History

A post office called Crescent was established in 1895, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1930.^[2] The community reportedly once had a bedbug problem so severe, the also infested church was known locally as "Bedbug Church".^[3]

Crescent's population was 47 in 1909.^[4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crescent, Idaho
2. "Latah County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
3. "Ghost towns of Latah County". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. May 13, 1988. p. 25. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
4. Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.

46°38′36″N 116°25′32″W