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History · Crystal Beach

Half of Crystal Beach’s homes were built after 1987

Most of Crystal Beach was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987. Below: maps from 1943 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Crystal Beach’s 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 Beach are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Crystal Beach’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Crystal Beach, in brief

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

Crystal Beach is an unincorporated community in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. The population was 250 at the 2020 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Crystal Beach as a census-designated place (CDP).

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 279 to 250 (-10%).

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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 Beach on the map, 1943 to 1950

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

Crystal Beach on the 1943 USGS mapCrystal Beach on the 1950 USGS map1943Topock sheet · 1:62,500

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Crystal Beach

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

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Natalie DiazMojave poet, writer and basketball player · b. 1978
Leo BiasiucciAmerican politician
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Shirley BreedenAmerican politician
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Ryan ReynoldsAmerican football player · b. 1986
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Desert Hills Estates Mobile Home Park

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about Crystal Beach’s history

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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.