Crystal Hill, Arkansas Explained

Official Name:Crystal Hill, Arkansas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pulaski
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Hill
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:269
Pushpin Map:Arkansas#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Crystal Hill's position in Arkansas
Coordinates:34.8147°N -92.3211°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:72118
Area Code:501
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:68186

Crystal Hill is an unincorporated community in Hill Township, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. It is located along Crystal Hill Road near the junction of Interstate 40 (I-40) and I-430.[1]

History

When the Arkansas territorial legislature decided to move the capital from Arkansas Post in 1820, governor James Miller purchased land on Crystal Hill in an effort to profit by later selling it to the government as the new state capital. However, the final vote was between Little Rock and Cadron, a vote that selected Little Rock as territorial capital. Miller built a house and lived at Crystal Hill in protest until being appointed Collector of Customs in Salem, Massachusetts by James Monroe.[2] Crystal Hill was never platted or incorporated.

Education

Crystal Hill is in the Pulaski County Special School District. It is zoned to Crystal Hill Elementary School, Maumelle Middle School, and Maumelle High School.[3]

Notes and References

  1. DeLorme . Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer . Second . 22 .
  2. Territorial Governors of Arkansas . Eno . Clara B. . Arkansas Historical Quarterly . Winter 1945 . 4 . Arkansas Historical Association . 278 .
  3. Web site: School Zone Map. Pulaski County Special School District. 2021-03-03. January 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210118064152/https://ches.pcssd.org/o/pcssd/page/school-zone-map--10. dead.