Our Genealogy Helper
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 Fairfax County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fairfax County: Charles (MD), Montgomery (MD), Prince George's (MD), Arlington, Falls Church City, Loudoun & Prince William.
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:
- Fairfax 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.
- Lee-Hi Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Pender
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Random Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Centreville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- London Towne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Chantilly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sideburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Oakton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunts Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hunts Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Village
- Floris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Burke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Oakcrest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Chinquapin Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Arlandria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Alexandria
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Garden City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Brandon Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cherrydale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Lyon Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Arlington Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Colonial Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Falls Church
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Offutt Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Broad Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Landmark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Catlett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brent Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Halfway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- The Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Frytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Zulla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Warrenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Midland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arcola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Countryside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Sugarland Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Lenah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Ashburn Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Waxpool
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Ashburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Aldie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lansdowne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Yorkshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Yorkshire Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Loch Lomond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
- Sudley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley
- Buckhall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Iron Gate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- West Gate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gate
- Bull Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Bataan Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Catharpin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Bristow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Aquia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- King James Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Aquia Harbour
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Canterbury Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Stafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cropp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Indian Head
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Riverview Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Bryans Road
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Mattawoman Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- South Hampton Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Pomonkey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Freedom Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Bennsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Doncaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Ironsides
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Frederick County (MD)
- Tuscarora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Brookmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Cabin John
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Echo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Travilah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- North Potomac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Potomac is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Bradmoor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bradmoor is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradmoor
- English Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Landon Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Landon Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon Village
- Somerset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Bethesda
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Springs, with the one closest to Crystal Springs listed first.
- Forest Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Fort Foote Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Oxon Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chillum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Friendly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Hillcrest Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Accokeek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marlow Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Rainier
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Temple Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Langley Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
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.
- Mt. Zoar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairfax City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clifton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairfax Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Memorial Park
- The Fairfax Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Calvary Memorial Park
- Fairfax Memory Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50181 <2>
- Calvary Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frying Pan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jack & Lizzie Pearson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- Buckhall Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gooding Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<3>
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.
- Pender
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Centreville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairfax Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sideburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Fairfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manassas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Herndon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Merrifield
(8 miles [12.9 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 27 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. 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 visit 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 Springs:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fairfax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Stafford County
- Charles County
- Frederick County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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'. |