Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Crystal came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Crystal 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. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

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

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

Rand McNally Map of Minnesota (1932)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

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