Welcome to Cranston ...

Cranston is located in Muscatine County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscatine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatine
  • Muscatine is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscatine <4>
• West Liberty
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Wilton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Wilton is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <4>
• Wapello
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
  • Wapello is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
• Columbus Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Junction
  • Columbus Junction is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Junction <4>
• Lone Tree
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
  • Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <4>
• Winfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <4>
• Riverside
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>
• Fruitland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
• Hills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
  • Hills is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <4>

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 for Cranston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Cranston on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cranston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Muscatine County: www.co.muscatine.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/