Cruso, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Old Cruso School
Old Cruso School
Cruso is located in North Carolina
Cruso
Cruso
Cruso is located in the United States
Cruso
Cruso
Coordinates: 35°25′03″N 82°48′38″W / 35.41750°N 82.81056°W / 35.41750; -82.81056
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHaywood
Elevation
2,936 ft (895 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code828
GNIS feature ID1019875[1]

Cruso (also Crusoe) is an unincorporated community in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States.[1]

Cruso is near Pisgah National Forest.[2]

History

Prior to European colonization, the area that is now Cruso was inhabited by the Cherokee people and other Indigenous peoples for thousands of years. The Cherokee in Western North Carolina are known as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, a federally recognized tribe.

On August 17, 2021, six people died as a result from flooding from Tropical Storm Fred. As of June 2022, there are still piles of debris in and around Cruso.[3][4]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Cruso, North Carolina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Cruso Populated Place Profile / Haywood County, North Carolina Data".
  3. ^ WRAL (August 27, 2021). "Cruso man marks sixth confirmed death in Haywood County after flooding from Fred :". WRAL.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "Body of final missing person found in Haywood County". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.


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