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Nearest Communities to Crystal Falls,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Crystal Falls, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Crystal Falls:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Crystal Falls.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Crystal Falls is located in Stephens County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stephens County: Callahan, Eastland, Palo Pinto, Shackelford, Throckmorton & Young.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 51 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Crystal Falls. Of these communities, 38 are located in counties other than Stephens County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Crystal Falls (which is Stephens County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Crystal Falls

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Stephens County   (where Crystal Falls resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.stephens.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Stephens:   Breckenridge
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Crystal Falls   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Crystal Falls.
      • Ivan
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Ivan is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
      • Breckenridge
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • South Hanlon
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • South Hanlon is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanlon
      • Eolian
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Eolian is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolian
      • Caddo
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Necessity
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Necessity is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
      • Mankins Mill
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Mankins Mill is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankins Mill
      • Harpersville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Harpersville is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville
      • Wayland
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Wayland is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Frankell
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Frankell is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankell
      • Eureka
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Eureka is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • La Casa ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • La Casa is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
      • Gunsight ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
  • Callahan County
  • Eastland County
    • County Website:   https://www.eastlandcountytexas.com/
    • County Seat for Eastland:   Eastland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Crystal Falls   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Crystal Falls.
      • Dothan
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Dothan is located in Eastland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
      • Morton Valley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Morton Valley is located in Eastland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Valley
      • Bullock
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Bullock is located in Eastland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
      • Tiffin
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Tiffin is located in Eastland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
  • Palo Pinto County
  • Shackelford County
    • County Website:   https://www.shackelfordcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Shackelford:   Albany
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Crystal Falls   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Crystal Falls.
      • Fort Griffin
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Fort Griffin is located in Shackelford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Griffin
      • Eureka
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Eureka is located in Shackelford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Albany
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Albany is located in Shackelford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
      • Sedwick
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Sedwick is located in Shackelford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedwick
      • Moran
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Moran is located in Shackelford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <3>
  • Throckmorton County
    • County Website:   https://www.throckmortoncounty.org/
    • County Seat for Throckmorton:   Throckmorton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Crystal Falls   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Crystal Falls.
      • Lusk
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Lusk is located in Throckmorton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
      • Woodson
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • McKeichan Crossing
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • McKeichan Crossing is located in Throckmorton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeichan Crossing
      • Throckmorton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Elbert
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Elbert is located in Throckmorton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbert
      • Bartholomew Crossing
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Bartholomew Crossing is located in Throckmorton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholomew Crossing
      • Reynolds Crossing
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Reynolds Crossing is located in Throckmorton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossing
      • Gentry Crossing
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Gentry Crossing is located in Throckmorton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Crossing
      • Hayford Crossing
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Hayford Crossing is located in Throckmorton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford Crossing
      • Buzzard Peak Crossing
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Buzzard Peak Crossing is located in Throckmorton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Peak Crossing
      • Dug Ford
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Dug Ford is located in Throckmorton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Ford
      • M K Crossing
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • M K Crossing is located in Throckmorton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for M K Crossing
      • Paint Crossing
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Paint Crossing is located in Throckmorton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Crossing
  • Young County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.young.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Young:   Graham
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Crystal Falls   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Crystal Falls.
      • Eliasville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Eliasville is located in Young County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliasville
      • Murray
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Murray is located in Young County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • South Bend
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Caseyville Crossing
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bunger
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Bunger is located in Young County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunger
      • Proffitt
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Proffitt is located in Young County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt
      • Newcastle
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Proffitt Crossing
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Proffitt Crossing is located in Young County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt Crossing
      • Graham
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin Mountains
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Twin Mountains is located in Young County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Mountains
      • Padgett
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Padgett is located in Young County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett
      • True
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • True is located in Young County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
      • Red Top
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Red Top is located in Young County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crystal Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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