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History · Crystal Springs

Half of Crystal Springs’ homes were built after 1979

Most of Crystal Springs was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1979. Below: maps from 1962 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Crystal Springs’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Crystal Springs are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Crystal Springs, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Crystal Springs yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Crystal Springs (also spelled Crystalsprings) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Garland County, Arkansas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 129. On April 25, 2011, a tornado associated with the 2011 Super Outbreak hit the Crystal Springs area, destroying houses in nearby Sunshine.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Crystal Springs on the map, 1962 to 1975

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Crystal Springs. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Crystal Springs on the 1962 USGS mapCrystal Springs on the 1975 USGS map1962Crystal Springs sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Crystal Springs.

Famous people

Famous people close to Crystal Springs

Nobody well known was born in Crystal Springs itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Billy Bob ThorntonAmerican actor, filmmaker, and musician · b. 1955
Alan LaddAmerican actor · b. 1913
Clark DukeAmerican actor · b. 1985
James RectorAmerican athlete · b. 1884
Bruce WestermanAmerican politician · b. 1967
Fred JonesAmerican basketball player · b. 1979

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.