Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Crystal Springs Landing (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Crystal Springs Landing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Crystal Springs Landing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Crystal Springs Landing: Crystal Spgs. Lndg. (or less commonly used: Crystal Spgs. Lndng.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Crystal Springs Landing is located in Garland County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Garland County: Hot Spring, Montgomery, Perry, Saline & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Crystal Springs Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crystal Springs Landing:
- Garland County (The home county of Crystal Springs Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs Landing, with the one closest to Crystal Springs Landing listed first.
- Avant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Meyers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pearcy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Piney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Rockwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Lake Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blue Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Jessieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Springs Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs Landing, with the one closest to Crystal Springs Landing listed first.
- Amity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Alpine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Caddo Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs Landing, with the one closest to Crystal Springs Landing listed first.
- Bonnerdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bismarck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Saginaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Social Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Friendship
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs Landing, with the one closest to Crystal Springs Landing listed first.
- Fir ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Joplin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Alamo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Mazarn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Fannie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Washita
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Story
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Ida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Ophir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Caddo Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manfred
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Norman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs Landing, with the one closest to Crystal Springs Landing listed first.
- Glenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Caney Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Lodi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Kirby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Scott County
- Little Texas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs Landing, with the one closest to Crystal Springs Landing listed first.
- Aly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Chula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Briggsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Rover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Bluffton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Gravelly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gravelly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
- Plainview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crystal Springs Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Crystal Springs Landing.
Cemeteries Near Crystal Springs Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crystal Springs Landing.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Crystal Springs Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crystal Springs Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crystal Springs Landing, with the one closest to Crystal Springs Landing listed first.
- Murphy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Buckville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McDowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Joplin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Avant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Avant Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Avant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52890 <3>
- Howton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Fir Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wacaster Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (217 more) ...
- Cunningham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Daley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Crystal Springs Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crystal Springs Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crystal Springs Landing, with the one closest to Crystal Springs Landing listed first.
- Meyers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Lucky ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lucky is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Mazarn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Pearcy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oma is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oma
- Plata
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plata is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plata
- Washita
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Wayside ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wayside is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Story
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Elm ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elm is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Point Cedar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Point Cedar is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Cedar
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mount Ida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ophir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crystal Springs Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crystal Springs Landing.
Newspapers Published in Crystal Springs Landing ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crystal Springs Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crystal Springs Landing, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crystal Springs Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Crystal Springs Landing:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Garland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Hot Spring County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Scott County
- Yell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crystal Springs Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Crystal Springs Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |