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Welcome to Crystal ...

Crystal is located in Fayette County<1>.

Crystal is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Crystal lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Crystal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Crystal: This one is located in Fayette County and the other is located in Potter County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, 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, Oregon, 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.

  • Morgantown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Morgantown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <3>
  • Uniontown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Westover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Westover is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <3>
  • Masontown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Granville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
  • Brownsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Star City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Fairchance
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Point Marion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dunbar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crystal ...

Looking for more information about Crystal? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Crystal, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Crystal.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crystal - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.