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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Crystal Springs: Crystal Spgs. (or less commonly used: Crystal Spngs. or Crystal Sprngs.)
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 hospitals and 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 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Royal is located in Garland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <2>
- Pearcy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Pine
- Mountain Pine is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Pine <2>
- Piney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Rockwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Lake Hamilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hamilton
- Lake Hamilton is located in Garland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Hamilton <2>
- Hot Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Alpine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Caddo Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caddo Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnerdale
- Bonnerdale is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnerdale <2>
- Bismarck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bismarck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
- Bismarck is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <2>
- Magnet Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Friendship
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Saginaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Social Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Butterfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Etta ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Fir ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fir. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Alamo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Mazarn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mazarn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Fannie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Washita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Story
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Mount Ida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
- Mount Ida is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ida <2>
- Ophir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ophir. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Caddo Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Manfred
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manfred. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Caney Valley is located in Pike County
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Pike County
- Kirby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Pike County
- Daisy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Chula
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chula. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Briggsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Rover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Rover is located in Yell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rover <2>
- Wing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Bluffton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDowell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowe Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Roads Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Roads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Murphy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cunningham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cunningham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cunningham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Buckville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Joplin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joplin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joplin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Howton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wacaster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wacaster Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wacaster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Avant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avant Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Hughes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Howerton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howerton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howerton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oma Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oma Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<5>
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Pearcy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lucky ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucky have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Lucky is located in Montgomery County
- Mazarn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mazarn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Oma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oma
- Oma is located in Hot Spring County
- Wayside ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wayside is located in Hot Spring County
- Plata
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plata have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plata
- Plata is located in Montgomery County
- Elm ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Elm is located in Clark County
- Point Cedar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Cedar
- Point Cedar is located in Hot Spring County
- Washita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
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- Story
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ophir. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- 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]<6>. 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 start with 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
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Garland County: www.garlandcounty.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crystal Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5220, Longitude: -93.3360 In this case, the coordinates for Crystal Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |