Welcome to Creston ...

The village of Creston is located in Platte County<1>.

The location of Creston has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Creston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Creston has a population of 202 people<3> (see below for details).

Creston is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Creston lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Creston: (402) & (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Creston had an population of 202 people. This is a decrease of 0.49% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Creston had a population of 203 people. This makes Creston the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Creston represents 0.01% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 338th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 203 people, the population of Creston decreased 5.58% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 215 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Creston.

Communities Also Named Creston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Creston - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Creston.

Communities near Creston ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Creston.

• Columbus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <6>
• Madison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <6>
• Stanton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Stanton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <6>
• Humphrey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humphrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
  • Humphrey is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humphrey <6>
• Clarkson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
  • Clarkson is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <6>
• Howells
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
  • Howells is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howells <6>
• Leigh
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leigh
  • Leigh is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leigh <6>
• Platte Center
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Center
  • Platte Center is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte Center <6>
• Lindsay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
  • Lindsay is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <6>
• Tarnov
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarnov
  • Tarnov is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Creston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Creston.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Creston. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Creston.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Creston. See our Newspapers Page for Creston.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Creston ...

Looking for more information about Creston? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Creston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Creston.

Adding Creston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Creston in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Creston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Creston post office opened in 1875.

We also found Creston in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Creston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Creston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Platte County: www.plattecounty.net/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/