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Welcome to Crystal Springs ...

Crystal Springs is located in Kidder County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Crystal Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

A typical abbreviation for Crystal Springs: Crystal Spgs. (or less commonly used: Crystal Spngs. or Crystal Sprngs.)

Crystal Springs is 1,830 feet [558 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Crystal Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Crystal Springs: (701)

Communities Also Named Crystal Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Crystal Springs - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas (2), California, Florida, Georgia (3), Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crystal Springs.

Communities near Crystal Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crystal Springs.

  • Medina
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Medina is located in Stutsman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <4>
  • Tappen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappen
    • Tappen is located in Kidder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappen <4>
  • Streeter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streeter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
    • Streeter is located in Stutsman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streeter <4>
  • Cleveland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Stutsman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
  • Pettibone
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettibone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettibone
    • Pettibone is located in Kidder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pettibone <4>
  • Dawson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
    • Dawson is located in Kidder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <4>
  • Woodworth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
    • Woodworth is located in Stutsman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodworth <4>
  • Lake Williams
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Williams
    • Lake Williams is located in Kidder County
  • Steele
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Windsor
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Stutsman County

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 Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crystal Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crystal Springs. 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 Springs.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crystal Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Crystal Springs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crystal Springs ...

Looking for more information about Crystal Springs? 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 Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Crystal Springs.

Adding Crystal Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crystal Springs 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 Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Crystal Springs post office opened in 1884.

We also found Crystal Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crystal Springs.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crystal Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Kidder, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crystal Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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