Crystal Falls, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Crystal Falls City. It lies in ZIP code area 49920. It stands on Briar Hill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Crystal Falls quadrangle. 1,598 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,476 feet above sea level.
On record in Crystal Falls
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 12 of 18 shown
Crystal Falls Dam and Power Plantlisted 1983
Crystal Innlisted 1983
Ernest Diele Houselisted 1983
Finnish and Swedish Mercantile Association Buildinglisted 1983
Frank C. Huse Houselisted 1983
Iron County Courthouselisted 1975
Timothy Murphy Houselisted 1983
Herman Rau Houselisted 1983
David M. Ross Houselisted 1983
Steven Royce Houselisted 1983
William Russell Houselisted 1983
John Soderman Farmhouselisted 1983
Population over time
2 figuresCrystal Falls grew from 1,469 to 1,598 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,469 | |
| 2020 | 1,598 | +129 (+9%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1899 USGS Crystal Falls quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Crystal Falls quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Crystal Falls quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
44 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Crystal Falls between 1992 and 2019, burning about 61 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LIND ROAD |
| 9 June 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 June 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 June 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 June 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 June 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IRON 0006 |
| 11 June 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 June 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 182 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 182 workings within 5 miles of Crystal Falls: 69 past producers, 62 occurrences, 49 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paint Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Williams Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Alpha Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1882, 1903 | |
| Alpha Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1903 | |
| Armania Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1889, 1914 | |
| Armenia Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1889 | |
| Balkan-Judson Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1882, 1935 | |
| Balkan-Judson Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1913 | |
| Bird Exploration | Iron | Prospect | Secondary Enrichment | |
| Book Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1942, 1958 |
Storms near this place
34 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crystal Falls in 34 storm reports between 1998 and 2022: 16 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 2 heavy rain, 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crystal Falls | $3,000 | Falling tree crushed pick-up truck. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crystal Falls | $2,000 | Several one-foot diameter pine trees downed along Camp Five Road one mile south of Highway M-69. The damage path was approximately 0.6 mile in width. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crystal Falls | $1,000 | Large birch tree down across Way Dam Road. Also, a lot of small hail covering the ground. |
| September 2019 | Lightning | Crystal Falls | $500 | There was a public report of a tree struck by lightning just northwest of Crystal Falls. The tree was estimated to be three and a half feet in diameter and split in pieces. Time of the report was estimated via ENTLN lightning data. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crystal Falls | $500 | The Gogebic/Iron County Central Police Dispatch reported a tree down in Crystal Falls. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crystal Falls | $500 | A tree was reported down at 4th Street and Wisconsin Avenue. |
| April 2022 | Flood | Crystal Falls | - | Snowmelt combined with a period of heavy rain resulted in brief period of minor flooding along the Paint River near Crystal Falls on the 26th. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Crystal Falls | - | Gages Creek overflowed its banks onto private property east of Peavy Pond on April 19th. Minor flooding was also reported on the Paint and Michigamme Rivers from the 23rd into the 26th. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Crystal Falls | - | One inch diameter hail reported via social media picture at Crystal Falls. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Crystal Falls | - | The automated observing station near Crystal Falls measured 2.72 inches of rainfall in less than 24 hours. |
| October 2012 | Heavy Rain | Crystal Falls | - | The USGS rain gauge at Crystal Falls measured 2.37 inches of rainfall during the event. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crystal Falls | - | Report of several trees down. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crystal Falls | - | Report of several trees down. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crystal Falls | - | One to two-inch diameter branches down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crystal Falls | - | Several 1-2 inch diameter tree limbs down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crystal Falls | - | Two large trees down on Pentoga Trail in Crystal Falls Township. |
| October 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crystal Falls | - | Six to eight-inch tree branches broke and fell on power lines. |
| October 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crystal Falls | - | A six-inch poplar tree and an eight-inch diameter evergreen tree were downed along Highway US-2. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Crystal Falls | - | Penny sized hail was reported. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Crystal Falls | - | Nickle sized hail was reported. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Crystal Falls | - | Three-quarter inch diameter hail was reported. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Crystal Falls | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crystal Falls | - | Large branches were broken off. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crystal Falls | - | Numerous trees were knocked down. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Crystal Falls | - | One and three quarter inch diameter hail was reported. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Crystal Falls | - | One and three quarter inch diameter hail was reported. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Crystal Falls | - | Penny sized hail was reported. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Crystal Falls | - | One and a quarter inch diameter hail was reported. |
| September 2002 | Hail | Crystal Falls | - | Three quarter inch diameter hail was reported. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crystal Falls | - | Three to four inch diameter tree branches were broken off. |
| December 2001 | Hail | Crystal Falls | - | Penny sized hail was reported. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crystal Falls | - | wind gusts to 70 mph...large trees down |
| August 1998 | Hail | Crystal Falls | - | Small branches down. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Crystal Falls | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimball Location | 0.7 miles | 12 | |
| Odgers Location | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Western Location | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Tobin Location | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Shafer Location | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Monongahela Location | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| New Bristol Location | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Dunn Location | 3.0 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Crystal Falls | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2738898 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 624170. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







