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Crescent, Michigan

Ghost town · Leelanau County, Michigan

North Manitou quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
North Manitou quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Crescent, Michigan is a ghost town in Leelanau County, Michigan. It is the only former community in Leelanau County recorded on the federal names register, out of 39 across Michigan.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Crescent, Michigan as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 45.1172° N, 86.0553° W.

Key facts

Elevation633 ft
Nearest living townGlen Arbor, MI
Distance to it15.7 miles
Coordinates45.11718, -86.05528

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What's there now

Crescent, Michigan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Glen Arbor, MI (population 313), about 15.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 633 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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