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]
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.
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]