Crystal, Clark County, Nevada
Crystal is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Nevada, United States.[1]
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.[2]
The community was named for the crystal rocks near the original town site.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crystal, Clark County, Nevada
- ↑ Arrow Canyon SE, Nevada, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1986
- ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 15.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
Coordinates: 36°30′05″N 114°45′46″W / 36.50139°N 114.76278°W
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