Welcome to Crystal Lake ...

Crystal Lake is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Crystal Lake 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 Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

A typical abbreviation for Crystal Lake: Crystal Lk.

Crystal Lake is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Crystal Lake (for example, toward Bristol), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Crystal Lake: (850) and (448)<4>

Communities Also Named Crystal Lake ...

While we believe that this Crystal Lake is located in Washington County, we know of another 3 Florida communities named Crystal Lake. Those communities are located in the following counties: Broward, Orange and Polk County.

Beyond Florida, there are 26 communities that are also named Crystal Lake - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Nebraska, New Jersey (2), New York (2), Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Crystal Lake ...

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

• Panama City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama City
  • Panama City is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama City <5>
• Lynn Haven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
  • Lynn Haven is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn Haven <5>
• Panama City Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama City Beach
  • Panama City Beach is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama City Beach <5>
• Cedar Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
• Vernon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <5>
• Wausau
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
  • Wausau is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wausau <5>
• Ebro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
  • Ebro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <5>
• Vicksburg ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
  • Vicksburg is located in Bay County
  • Former name for Vicksburg:
  • Vickerburg
• Southport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
  • Southport is located in Bay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southport <5>
• Millers Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
  • Millers Ferry is located in Washington 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 Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crystal Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crystal Lake ...

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

Adding Crystal Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crystal Lake 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 Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Crystal Lake post office opened in 1928.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.washingtonfl.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/