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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 (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. 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.

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 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 is located in Montcalm County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montcalm County: Clinton, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, Kent, Mecosta & Newaygo.

Below are the counties that are near Crystal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crystal:

  • Montcalm County     (The home county of Crystal)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
    • Butternut
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Vickeryville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Carson City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
      • Carson City is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson City <2>
    • Sheridan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <2>
    • Vestaburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • McBride
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBride <2>
    • Cedar Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
    • Sidney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <2>
    • Edmore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fenwick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Amsden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
    • Maple Rapids
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
      • Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
    • Fowler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Clinton County
    • Westphalia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Saint Johns
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
      • Saint Johns is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,904 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <2>
    • Duplain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Elsie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shepardsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gratiot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
    • Sumner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elm Hall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
      • Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
    • Riverdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
      • Riverdale is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <2>
    • Middleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Perrinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ithaca
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
      • Ithaca is located in Gratiot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <2>
    • Alma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Gratiot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <2>
    • Pompeii
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Forest Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
      • Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forest Hill
      • From Crystal to Forest Hill
    • North Star
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Saint Louis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Ionia County
  • Isabella County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
    • Strickland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strickland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
      • Strickland is located in Isabella County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Strickland
      • From Crystal to Strickland
    • Winn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Winn is located in Isabella County
    • Crawford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Blanchard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <2>
    • Coe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe
      • Coe is located in Isabella County
    • Shepherd
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lake Isabella
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Alembic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Beal City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beal City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
      • Beal City is located in Isabella County
    • Jordan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Isabella County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jordan
      • From Crystal to Jordan
    • Weidman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weidman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidman
      • Weidman is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weidman <2>
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
    • Harvard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harvard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
      • Harvard is located in Kent County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harvard
      • From Crystal to Harvard
    • Grattan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Parnell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parnell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Parnell is located in Kent County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Parnell
      • From Crystal to Parnell
    • Sheffield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Sand Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
      • Sand Lake is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Lake <2>
  • Mecosta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
    • Millbrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
      • Millbrook is located in Mecosta County
    • Halls Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Remus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rustford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rustford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
      • Rustford is located in Mecosta County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rustford
      • From Crystal to Rustford
    • Canadian Lakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mecosta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecosta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecosta
      • Mecosta is located in Mecosta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mecosta <2>
    • Morley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Morley is located in Mecosta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morley <2>
  • Midland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
    • Redstone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Porter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Oil City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Midland County
  • Saginaw County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crystal, see our County-by-County Page for Crystal.

Cemeteries Near Crystal ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crystal.

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 covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.

  • Crystal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crystal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burke Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Klees Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klees Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klees Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vickeryville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vickeryville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vickeryville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sumner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sumner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sumner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ferris Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferris Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferris Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carson City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Haven Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Haven Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Haven Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bloomer Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (231 more) ...
    • Sheridan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheridan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheridan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Roosa Farm Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roosa Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roosa Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Elm Hall Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Hall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Hall 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Crystal had a population of 225 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.

  • Vickeryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Butternut
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sumner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Carson City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
    • Carson City is located in Montcalm County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson City <2>
  • New Haven Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Center
    • New Haven Center is located in Gratiot County
  • Sethton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sethton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sethton
    • Sethton is located in Gratiot County
  • Sheridan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Elm Hall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
    • Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
  • Stanton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • Stanton is located in Montcalm County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <2>
  • Riverdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
    • Riverdale is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <2>
  • McBride
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
    • McBride is located in Montcalm County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBride <2>
  • Palo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cedar Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
    • Brice
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
      • Brice is located in Gratiot County
    • Newark
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Gratiot County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crystal. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crystal.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Crystal ...

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 227 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crystal.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Crystal. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Crystal and those printed in the larger area surrounding Crystal.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Crystal.

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 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:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crystal. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montcalm County: www.montcalm.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crystal) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crystal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2614, Longitude: -84.9149       In this case, the coordinates for Crystal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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