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

Cruso, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Old Cruso School
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Coordinates: 35°25′03″N 82°48′38″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(s)	828
GNIS feature ID	1019875[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.

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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