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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 Falls (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 Falls. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Falls is located in Stephens County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

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

Below are the counties that are near Crystal Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crystal Falls:

  • Stephens County     (The home county of Crystal Falls)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Falls, with the one closest to Crystal Falls listed first.
    • Breckenridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
      • Breckenridge is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,400 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <2>
    • Eolian
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolian
      • Eolian is located in Stephens County
    • Caddo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Necessity
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
      • Necessity is located in Stephens County
    • Wayland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Stephens County
    • Eureka
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Stephens County
    • La Casa ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
      • La Casa is located in Stephens County
    • Gunsight ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
      • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
  • Shackelford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Falls, with the one closest to Crystal Falls listed first.
    • Fort Griffin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Griffin
      • Fort Griffin is located in Shackelford County
    • Albany
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Shackelford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
    • Moran
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
      • Moran is located in Shackelford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <2>
  • Throckmorton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Falls, with the one closest to Crystal Falls listed first.
    • Woodson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
      • Woodson is located in Throckmorton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodson <2>
    • Throckmorton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Elbert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbert
      • Elbert is located in Throckmorton County
  • Young County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Falls, with the one closest to Crystal Falls listed first.
    • Eliasville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliasville
      • Eliasville is located in Young County
    • Murray
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Young County
    • South Bend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bunger
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunger
      • Bunger is located in Young County
    • Proffitt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt
      • Proffitt is located in Young County
    • Newcastle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
      • Newcastle is located in Young County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <2>
    • Graham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Young County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <2>
    • Padgett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Padgett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett
      • Padgett is located in Young County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crystal Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Crystal Falls.

Newspapers Published in Crystal Falls ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crystal Falls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crystal Falls, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crystal Falls.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Falls:

Cemeteries Near Crystal Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crystal Falls.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crystal Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crystal Falls, with the one closest to Crystal Falls listed first.

  • Stoker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoker Cemetery
  • Yellow Fork Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yellow Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yellow Fork Cemetery
  • Huffstuttle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huffstuttle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huffstuttle Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4407 <4>
  • Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
  • Hurford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurford Cemetery
  • Snake Den Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snake Den Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snake Den Cemetery
  • Mathiews Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathiews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathiews Cemetery
  • Picketville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Picketville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Picketville Cemetery
  • Eliasville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Donnell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Tyra Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyra Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Continue List   (58 more) ...
    • Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Murray Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
    • Breckenridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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.<5>

While we didn't find Crystal Falls in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crystal Falls.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Crystal Falls, with the one closest to Crystal Falls listed first.

  • Eliasville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliasville
    • Eliasville is located in Young County
  • Breckenridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
    • Breckenridge is located in Stephens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <2>
  • Murray
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Young County
  • South Bend
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Eolian
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolian
    • Eolian is located in Stephens County
  • Caddo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Griffin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Griffin
    • Fort Griffin is located in Shackelford County
  • Wayland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Stephens County
  • La Casa ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
    • La Casa is located in Stephens County
  • Graham
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Young County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,568 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <2>
  • Gunsight ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
    • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
  • Albany
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Albany is located in Shackelford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
  • Throckmorton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crystal Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crystal Falls.

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

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Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crystal Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crystal Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8957, Longitude: -98.9003       In this case, the coordinates for Crystal Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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