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 (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. 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.
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 is located in Obion County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Obion County: Fulton (KY), Dyer, Gibson, Lake & Weakley.
Below are the counties that are near Crystal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crystal:
- Obion County (The home county of Crystal)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
- Woodland Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Englewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Englewood is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
- Union City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rives
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Hornbeak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Samburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Obion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Pierce Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- South Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McConnell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Kenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Dyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
- Trimble
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Churchton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Churchton is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
- Meacham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Newbern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bogota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Tatumville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
- Tilghman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Yorkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Rutherford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dyer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Four Points
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
- New Markham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Markham is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
- Proctor City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Owl City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Owl City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Sunkist Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
- Tiptonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ridgely
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weakley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
- Terrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Martin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sidonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Ralston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Latham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dresden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
- Arlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Milburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Bardwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fulton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
- Hickman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jordan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Cayce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Graves County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
- Water Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wingo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pryorsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Hickman County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
- Moscow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Fulgham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Spring Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Mississippi County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
- Pinhook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pinhook is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
- Wolf Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
- Thirtyfour Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Thirtyfour Corner is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtyfour Corner
- East Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whiting
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whiting is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Anniston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Anniston is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- New Madrid County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
- New Madrid
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Point Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- La Forge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- La Forge is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Forge
- Howardville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Marston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lilbourn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kewanee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kewanee is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
- Conran
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Conran is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
- North Lilbourn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Ogden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Matthews
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Portageville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pemiscot County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
- Stewart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Hayward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hayward is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crystal, see our County-by-County Page for Crystal.
Cemeteries Near Crystal ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crystal.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crystal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fremont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beech Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Joyner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bacon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (430 more) ...
- Crescent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hogue Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wise - Holloway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Crystal had a population of 73 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
- Fremont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Woodland Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Clayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Protemus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Protemus is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Union City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hickman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jordan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Cayce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Moffatt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moffatt is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffatt
- Rives
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Samburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hornbeak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Moscow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crystal. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crystal.
Newspapers Published in Crystal ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crystal.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crystal, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crystal.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Obion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dyer County
- Gibson County
- Lake County
- Weakley County
- Carlisle County
- Fulton County
- Graves County
- Hickman County
- Mississippi County
- New Madrid County
- Pemiscot County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crystal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |