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Welcome to Cranston ...

Cranston is located in Muscatine County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cranston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Cranston is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Cranston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Cranston - they are located in Kentucky, Michigan, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.

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

Communities near Cranston ...

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

  • Muscatine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • West Liberty
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Wilton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilton is located in Muscatine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <3>
  • Wapello
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wapello is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
  • Columbus Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Tree
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Winfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  • Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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 Cranston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cranston.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cranston. 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 Cranston.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cranston ...

Looking for more information about Cranston? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cranston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cranston.

Adding Cranston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cranston 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 (so far) for Cranston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cranston post office opened in 1905. The Cranston post office closed in 1983.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cranston.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cranston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/