Welcome to Crystal ...
So far, we found very little information about Crystal. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Crystal to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crystal, please Contact Us.
Crystal would have been located within present day Gunnison County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Crystal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
The was incorporated July 8, 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Crystal is 8,950 feet [2,728 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Crystal is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Crystal was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Crystal was located: 970 & 748<4>
Communities Also Named Crystal ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Crystal - they are located in Idaho (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crystal.
Communities near Crystal ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crystal.
- Aspen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snowmass Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crested Butte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Crested Butte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Crested Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Crested Butte
- Mount Crested Butte is located in Gunnison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Marble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Marble is located in Gunnison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <5>
- Gothic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Redstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Irwin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ashcroft ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Woody Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crystal.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crystal. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crystal. See our Newspapers Page for Crystal.
Adding Crystal to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Crystal 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Crystal post office opened in 1882. The Crystal post office closed in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Crystal.
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Gunnison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crystal - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Crystal area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Crystal area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |