Cruso, North Carolina | |
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 Old Cruso School | |
  Cruso  Cruso | |
| Coordinates: 35°25′03″N82°48′38″W / 35.41750°N 82.81056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Haywood |
| Elevation | 2,936 ft (895 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 828 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1019875 [1] |
Cruso (also Crusoe) is an unincorporated community in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. [1]
Cruso is near Pisgah National Forest. [2]
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]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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