Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Crystal Falls came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Crystal Falls in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Crystal Falls. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Crystal Falls data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Crystal Falls:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Michigan (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Crystal Falls is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Crystal Falls in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Crystal Falls for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Crystal Falls. See our Misc Page for Crystal Falls for more information.