Crystal, Clark County, Nevada

Crystal is a former unincorporated community in Clark County, Nevada, United States.[1] It lies along the Union Pacific Railroad and had a population of 10 in 1941.[2] It is now the site of a highway rest stop.

This article is about the former community in Clark County. For the unincorporated community in Nye County, see Crystal, Nye County, Nevada.

Crystal
Crystal
Coordinates: 36°30′7.33″N 114°45′44.82″W
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyClark County

Historic maps of Nevada locate Crystal, Clark County to be northeast of Las Vegas along Interstate I-15 at Exit 75, which originally was part of the Nevada State Route 40 highway in that area. It is an enclave within the Moapa River Indian Reservation.[3]

The community was named for the crystal rocks near the original town site.[2]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crystal
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 15.
  3. Arrow Canyon SE, Nevada, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1986

36°30′05″N 114°45′46″W


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