Around Cranston ...
Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Cranston, with the nearest first.
- Letts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Conesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Fredonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Fruitland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Nichols
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Columbus Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Gladwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gladwin is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Columbus City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
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- Lone Tree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Muscatine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cotter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- West Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Atalissa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- River Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
For more communities neighboring Cranston, please visit our County-by-County Page for Cranston.
Muscatine County ...
Cranston is located in Muscatine County<2>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Muscatine County: Cedar, Johnson, Louisa, Scott & Rock Island (IL). The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cranston ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cranston.
Airports Near Cranston ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Cranston and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Cranston.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Iowa:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Muscatine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Cranston), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |