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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 Lakes (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 Lakes. 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 Lakes ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Crystal Lakes: Crystal Lks.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Crystal Lakes. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crystal Lakes.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Lakes is located in Major County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Major County: Alfalfa, Blaine, Dewey, Garfield, Kingfisher, Woods & Woodward.

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

  • Major County     (The home county of Crystal Lakes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Lakes, with the one closest to Crystal Lakes listed first.
    • Ames
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Isabella
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ringwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Meno
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Fairview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Orienta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cleo Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Alfalfa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Lakes, with the one closest to Crystal Lakes listed first.
    • Goltry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Helena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Aline
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Carmen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Blaine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Lakes, with the one closest to Crystal Lakes listed first.
    • Okeene
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Southard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hitchcock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Longdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Carlton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Carlton is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
    • Canton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Cantonment ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Cantonment is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantonment
    • Watonga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Eagle City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Eagle City is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Lakes, with the one closest to Crystal Lakes listed first.
    • Drummond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lahoma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Waukomis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Carrier
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Enid
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Enid is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,542 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enid <1>
    • North Enid
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • North Enid is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enid
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
    • Hillsdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillsdale is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Former name for Hillsdale:
      • Coldwater
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <1>
    • Fairmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Kingfisher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Lakes, with the one closest to Crystal Lakes listed first.
    • Lacey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Loyal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Loyal is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loyal <1>
    • Oneida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Oneida is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Hennessey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Omega
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Dover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
    • Alpha
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Alpha is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Altona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Altona is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
    • Kingfisher
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Crystal Lakes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crystal Lakes.

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 Lakes - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crystal Lakes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Bierig Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ames Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Americus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Collins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Isabella Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Holcomb - Cook Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cimarron Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sorge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Roselawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (118 more) ...
    • Todd Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Concord Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Parvin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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.<2>

While we didn't find Crystal Lakes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crystal Lakes.

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

  • Isabella
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Okeene
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Homestead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Homestead is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
  • Parvin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Parvin is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
  • Lacey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Cato
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cato is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
  • Fairview
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Carwile
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Carwile is located in Alfalfa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carwile
  • Oneida
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Oneida is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Waukomis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Hennessey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Cantonment ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Cantonment is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantonment
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Omega
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Dover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
    • Enid
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Enid is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,542 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enid <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Crystal Lakes ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crystal Lakes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crystal Lakes, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crystal Lakes.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lakes:

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>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 Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crystal Lakes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.