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Crystal Springs

A vanished town in Nevada County, California.

Survey record — verification pendingFILED: CA

Crystal Springs

Nevada County, California

records pending
Classification
Vanished town (federal archive)
Coordinates
39.2593° N, 120.9761° W

What the record shows

Crystal Springsappears in the U.S. Geological Survey's place-name archive as a historical populated place — a settlement that once carried a name and no longer does. Our editors are verifying its full story against census records, newspaper archives, and county histories; this record will grow as sources are confirmed.

Before you visit

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