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 (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. 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 ...
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: Crystal Spgs. (or less commonly used: Crystal Spngs. or Crystal Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Crystal Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crystal Springs.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crystal Springs:
- Garland County (The home county of Crystal Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Meyers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pearcy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Avant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Mountain Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Piney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Rockwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Lake Hamilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Springs
(16 miles [25.7 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Amity
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Caddo Valley
(27 miles [43.5 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, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Bonnerdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bismarck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet Cove
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Friendship
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Saginaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Social Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Butterfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Etta ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Joplin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Fir ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Alamo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Mazarn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Fannie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Washita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Story
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Mount Ida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ophir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Caddo Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Manfred
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Norman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Glenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Kirby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- 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
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Aly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Chula
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Briggsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Rover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Bluffton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crystal Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Crystal Springs.
Cemeteries Near Crystal Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crystal Springs.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crystal Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- McDowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Murphy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buckville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Joplin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Howton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wacaster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Hughes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Howerton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oma Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crystal Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Meyers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Pearcy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lucky ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lucky is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Mazarn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Oma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oma is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oma
- Wayside ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wayside is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Plata
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Plata is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plata
- Elm ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elm is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Point Cedar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Point Cedar is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Cedar
- Washita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Story
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Hot Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crystal Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crystal Springs.
Newspapers Published in Crystal Springs ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crystal Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crystal Springs, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crystal Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Garland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Hot Spring County
- Montgomery County
- Pike 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crystal Springs) 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |