Our Genealogy Helper
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 Springs (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 Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Crystal Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Crystal Springs: Crystal Spgs. (or less commonly used: Crystal Spngs. or Crystal Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Crystal Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crystal Springs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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 Springs is located in Stark County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stark County: Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Mahoning, Portage, Summit, Tuscarawas & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Crystal Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crystal Springs:
- Stark County (The home county of Crystal Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Forty Corners Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Canal Fulton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Massillon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mayflower Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Rolling Hills Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hills and Dales
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Perry Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Heights
- Sippo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- West Brookfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- North Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Westarado
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Harter Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- East Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Malvern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- New Harrisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Atwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Dellroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Valleyview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Queensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Sherrodsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Augusta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carrollton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Chambersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Reading
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- East Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Alexander
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- North Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Adair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Coshocton County
- New Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Mount Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holmesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Charm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Maple Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Alliance Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Sebring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beloit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Westville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Damascus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Wadsworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Acme
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- River Styx
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Seville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Youngs Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Gloria Glens Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Granger
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Windfall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- Westfield Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Mishler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rootstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Campbellsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Pine Gate Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Ravenna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doolittles Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Yale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Augerburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Comet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Greensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- New Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Myersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Barberton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Thomastown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Lakemore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Norton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- North Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Bolivar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Strasburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mineral City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Parral
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Barrs Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Heritage Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Somerdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shanesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Burton City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Dalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marshallville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Doylestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orrville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Eaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rittman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Apple Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Weilersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Sterling
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Boys Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crystal Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Crystal Springs.
Cemeteries Near Crystal Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crystal Springs.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Crystal Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crystal Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Newman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Massillon.
- The Rose Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Rose Hill Memorial Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43006 <3>
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clapper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Brookfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Kendal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kurtz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Barbaras Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (659 more) ...
- Sunset Hills Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Crystal Springs had a population of 106 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Pauls ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pauls is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls
- Newman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newman is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Massillon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McDonaldsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McDonaldsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonaldsville
- Canal Fulton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Comet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Sippo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- West Brookfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- North Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marchand ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marchand is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Summit ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- East Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pigeon Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pigeon Run is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
- Richville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Gambrinus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crystal Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crystal Springs.
Newspapers Published in Crystal Springs ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crystal Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crystal Springs, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crystal Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Springs:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Coshocton County
- Holmes County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Crystal Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |