Welcome to Crystal ...
So far, we found very little information about Crystal. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Crystal to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crystal, please Contact Us.
Crystal would have been located within present day Klamath County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Crystal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Crystal is 4,140 feet [1,262 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Crystal is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Crystal was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Crystal was located: 541 & 458<4>
Communities Also Named Crystal ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Crystal - they are located in Colorado, Idaho (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crystal.
Communities near Crystal ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crystal.
- Chiloquin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chiloquin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloquin
- Chiloquin is located in Klamath County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chiloquin <6>
- Klamath Agency
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Klamath Agency. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klamath Agency
- Klamath Agency is located in Klamath County
- Fort Klamath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Klamath
- Fort Klamath is located in Klamath County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Klamath <6>
- Butte Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte Falls
- Butte Falls is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte Falls <6>
- Prospect
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Prospect is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <6>
- Terminal City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terminal City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal City
- Terminal City is located in Klamath County
- Pelican City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican City
- Pelican City is located in Klamath County
- Oretech
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oretech
- Oretech is located in Klamath County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oretech <6>
- Klamath Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klamath Falls
- Klamath Falls is located in Klamath County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,002 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klamath Falls <6>
- Altamont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Altamont is located in Klamath County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crystal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crystal.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crystal. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crystal.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crystal. See our Newspapers Page for Crystal.
Adding Crystal to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Crystal in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Crystal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Crystal post office opened in 1894.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Crystal.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Klamath County: www.co.klamath.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Klamath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crystal - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Crystal area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Crystal area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |