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Welcome to Crystal Falls ...

Crystal Falls is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Crystal Falls is located in Stephens County<1>.


The location of Crystal Falls has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Crystal Falls, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Crystal Falls is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Crystal Falls: (254)

Communities Also Named Crystal Falls ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Crystal Falls - they are located in Alaska, California, Michigan, Ontario, Quebec and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Crystal Falls ...

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

  • 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.<2> 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 <4>
  • 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.<2> 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 <4>
  • 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)
  • 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
  • Bunger
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunger
    • Bunger is located in Young County
  • 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

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 Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crystal Falls.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crystal Falls ...

Looking for more information about Crystal Falls? 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 Falls, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Crystal Falls.

Adding Crystal Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crystal Falls in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Crystal Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Crystal Falls post office opened in 1877.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crystal Falls.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Stephens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crystal Falls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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