Welcome to Crystal Lake ...
Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Crystal Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
A typical abbreviation for Crystal Lake: Crystal Lk.
Crystal Lake is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Crystal Lake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Crystal Lake lies within the (860) area code.
Communities Also Named Crystal Lake ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Crystal Lake - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado (2), Florida (4), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Nebraska, New Jersey (2), New York (2), Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crystal Lake.
Communities near Crystal Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crystal Lake.
- Springfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
- Hartford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121,535 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <3>
- Hartford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,362 people
- Chicopee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Chicopee is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
- East Hartford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
- East Hartford is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,630 people
- Enfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Glastonbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury
- Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,426 people
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Windsor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crystal Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crystal Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crystal Lake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crystal Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crystal Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Crystal Lake.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crystal Lake ...
Looking for more information about Crystal Lake? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Crystal Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Crystal Lake.
Adding Crystal Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Crystal Lake in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Crystal Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Crystal Lake post office opened in 1889.
We also found Crystal Lake on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Connecticut (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Crystal Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crystal Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Tolland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crystal Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |