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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Crystal Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Crystal Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crystal Springs, please Contact Us.
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.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Crystal Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day Nevada County.
To see how the shape of California's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nevada County: Placer, Sierra, Yuba & Washoe (NV).
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:
- Nevada 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.
- Gold Flat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
- Nevada City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blue Tent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
- Scotts Flat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat
- Glenbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Nevada City Rancheria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kres is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
- Spring Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
- Grass Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Butte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Clipper Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oroleve
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oroleve is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
- Evansville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Forbestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
- Bangor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Feather Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lumpkin is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Wyandotte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandotte is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
- South Fork ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Honcut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Cool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fornis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fornis is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
- Garden Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Quintette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quintette is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Pilot Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Dutch Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Secret Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Secret Town is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
- Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chicago Park ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chicago Park is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
- Casa Loma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Casa Loma is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
- Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Iowa Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weimar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Emigrant Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Applegate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Yankee Jims
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
- Plumas County
- La Porte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shasta County
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Sierra County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Alleghany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Brandy City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brandy City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
- Goodyears Bar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Downieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Loganville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loganville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Queen City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Queen City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Sierra City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poker Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
- Yuba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Camptonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Garden Valley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
- Dobbins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Bar ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
- Oregon House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Depot Hill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
- Smartville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
- Challenge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
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.
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Deer Creek Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Nevada City.
- The Deer Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400769 <3>
- Forest View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elm Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rough & Ready Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dutch Flat Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Flat Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dutch Flat Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Alta
- Colfax Indian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (50 more) ...
- Colfax Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Iowa Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pike City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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.
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.
- Nevada City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glenbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Kres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kres is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Union Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
- Chicago Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Columbia is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
- Rough and Ready
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gold Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sweetland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetland is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Towle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Towle is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
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 79 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 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Nevada County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butte County
- El Dorado County
- Placer County
- Plumas County
- Shasta County
- Sierra County
- Yuba County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |