Cruso, North Carolina

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Cruso (also Crusoe) is an unincorporated community in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States.{{cite gnis|1019875|Cruso, North Carolina}}

Cruso is near Pisgah National Forest.{{Cite web|url=https://northcarolina.hometownlocator.com/nc/haywood/cruso.cfm|title = Cruso Populated Place Profile / Haywood County, North Carolina Data}}

History

Cruso was named upon establishment by its first postmaster, who reportedly had just read the novel Robinson Crusoe by Englishman Daniel Defoe.{{cite web | title=Cruso search |date=10 October 2012 |website=NCpedia |url-status=live |url=https://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=cruso |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412071129/https://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=cruso |archive-date=2024-04-12}}

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.{{Cite web |last=WRAL |date=2021-08-27 |title=Cruso man marks sixth confirmed death in Haywood County after flooding from Fred |url=https://www.wral.com/cruso-man-marks-sixth-confirmed-death-in-haywood-county-after-flooding-from-fred/19846422/ |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=WRAL.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Body of final missing person found in Haywood County |url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2021/08/27/body-of-final-missing-person-found-in-haywood-county |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=spectrumlocalnews.com |language=en}}

Notes

Category:Unincorporated communities in Haywood County, North Carolina

Category:Unincorporated communities in North Carolina