Welcome to Crystal Beach ...

Crystal Beach is located on the Gulf Coast.

Crystal Beach is located in Galveston County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Crystal Beach: Crystal Bch.

Crystal Beach is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Crystal Beach lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Crystal Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Crystal Beach - they are located in Florida, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), New Brunswick, New York, Ontario (3), Vermont and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crystal Beach.

Websites for Crystal Beach ...

Junior League:   www.jlgalveston.org/

Communities near Crystal Beach ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crystal Beach.

• Texas City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
  • Texas City is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texas City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Texas City
  • From Crystal Beach to Texas City
• Galveston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
  • Galveston is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Galveston
  • From Crystal Beach to Galveston
• Caplen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplen
  • Caplen is located in Galveston County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Caplen
  • From Crystal Beach to Caplen
• Gilchrist
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilchrist have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
  • Gilchrist is located in Galveston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilchrist <3>
• Port Bolivar
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Bolivar
  • Port Bolivar is located in Galveston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Bolivar <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Port Bolivar
  • From Crystal Beach to Port Bolivar
• Smith Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smith Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
  • Smith Point is located in Chambers County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Smith Point
  • From Crystal Beach to Smith Point
• Double Bayou
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
  • Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Double Bayou
  • From Crystal Beach to Double Bayou
• High Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Island
  • High Island is located in Galveston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Island <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to High Island
  • From Crystal Beach to High Island
• San Leon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leon
  • San Leon is located in Galveston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Leon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to San Leon
  • From Crystal Beach to San Leon
• Texas City Junction
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City Junction
  • Texas City Junction is located in Galveston 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 Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crystal Beach.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crystal Beach. 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 Beach.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crystal Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Crystal Beach.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crystal Beach ...

Looking for more information about Crystal Beach? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Crystal Beach, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crystal Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crystal Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Galveston County: www.co.galveston.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/