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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 Springs (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 Springs. 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.

Name Variations for Crystal Springs ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Crystal Springs: Crystal Spgs. (or less commonly used: Crystal Spngs. or Crystal Sprngs.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Crystal Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crystal Springs.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 hospitals 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 Springs is located in Box Elder County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Box Elder County: Cassia (ID), Oneida (ID), Elko (NV), Cache, Tooele & Weber.

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

  • Box Elder County     (The home county of Crystal Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
    • Madsen
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Madsen is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madsen
    • Honeyville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Deweyville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Deweyville is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
      • Former names for Deweyville:
      • Dewey Spring
      • Dewey
      • Empey's Spring
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <1>
    • Elwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Elwood is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
    • Bear River City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bear River City is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
      • Bear River City has also been known as:
      • Bear River
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear River City <1>
    • Bear River Fort ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bear River Fort is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River Fort
    • Bradford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bradford is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Fort Bear River ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Bear River is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bear River
    • Crossroads
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Crossroads is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Call's Fort
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Call's Fort is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call's Fort
    • Cropley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Cropley is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropley
    • Tremonton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Evans
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Evans is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Cache County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
    • Mendon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wellsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Petersboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Petersboro is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersboro
    • Ballard Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ballard Junction is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Junction
    • Benson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Benson is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Hyrum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Nibley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Nibley is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nibley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,168 people
    • Cache Junction ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Cache Junction is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Junction
    • Cache
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Cache is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
    • Millville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Newton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Greenville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenville is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Logan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Logan is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,680 people
      • Former name for Logan:
      • Fort Logan
      • Logan has also been known as:
      • Logan City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <1>
  • Weber County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
    • Pleasant View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant View is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,808 people
    • Willow Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Creek is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • Farr West
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • North Ogden Fort ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • North Ogden Fort is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogden Fort
    • North Ogden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Pioneer Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Pioneer Village is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Plain City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Plain City is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
    • Liberty
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Liberty is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Harrisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Harrisville is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
    • Warren
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Warren is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Wolf Creek Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wolf Creek Village is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Village
    • Marriott - Slaterville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Marriott - Slaterville is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marriott - Slaterville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
    • Ron Clare Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Ron Clare Village is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ron Clare Village
  • Franklin County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
    • Utida
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Utida is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
    • Weston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Weston is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <1>
    • Franklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitney is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Oneida County (ID)
    • Woodruff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Woodruff is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff

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

Cemeteries Near Crystal Springs ...

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

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 Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<4>

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

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

  • Honeyville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bear River City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bear River City is located in Box Elder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
    • Bear River City has also been known as:
    • Bear River
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear River City <1>
  • Deweyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Deweyville is located in Box Elder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Former names for Deweyville:
    • Dewey Spring
    • Dewey
    • Empey's Spring
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <1>
  • Mendon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Corinne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wellsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Collinston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Collinston is located in Box Elder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
  • Brigham City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Brigham City is located in Box Elder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,717 people
    • Former names for Brigham City:
    • Box Elder
    • Youngsville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brigham City <1>
  • Benson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Benson is located in Cache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Hyrum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cache Junction ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cache Junction is located in Cache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Junction
  • Millville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Connor ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Connor is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
      • Former names for Connor:
      • Balfour
      • Hansen
    • Paradise
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Providence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Crystal Springs ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crystal Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crystal Springs, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crystal Springs.

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 either 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 Springs:

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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crystal Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.