Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Creston had a population of 7,200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Creston had a population of 7,660 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Creston, with the one closest to Creston listed first.
- East Creston
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cromwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spaulding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spaulding is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Kent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Afton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nevinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nevinville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevinville
- Orient
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arispe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mortimer is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Afton Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Afton Junction is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Junction
- Prescott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Talmage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Talmage is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
- Fisk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fisk is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Macksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Lenox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Monette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tingley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thayer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lorimor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Carl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Diagonal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McPherson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- McPherson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Creston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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