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Welcome to Crystola ...

Crystola is primarily located in El Paso County<1>. A portion of Crystola extends into Teller County.

Crystola is 7,970 feet [2,429 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Crystola is 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Crystola lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Crystola: 719

Communities near Crystola ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crystola.

  • Colorado Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
    • Former names for Colorado Springs:
    • El Paso
    • Fountain Colony
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <3>
  • Monument
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodland Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Manitou Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Palmer Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cripple Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Victor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Cascade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Divide
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gleneagle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gleneagle is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleneagle

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 Crystola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crystola.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crystola. 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 Crystola.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crystola. See our Newspapers Page for Crystola.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crystola ...

Looking for more information about Crystola? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Crystola, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Crystola.

Adding Crystola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crystola 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 (so far) for Crystola was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crystola.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including El Paso, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crystola - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.