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Nearest Communities to Creston,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Creston, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Creston:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Creston.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Creston is located in Union County and is the County Seat.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Union County: Adair, Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Madison, Ringgold & Taylor.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 96 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Creston. Of these communities, 83 are located in counties other than Union County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Creston (which is Union County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Creston

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Union County   (where Creston resides)
    • County Website:   https://unioncountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Union:   Creston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Creston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Creston.
      • 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 also located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
      • Afton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Afton is also located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <3>
      • Kent
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Arispe
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Shannon City
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Shepard ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Shepard was located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
      • Afton Junction ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Afton Junction was located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Junction
      • Talmage
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Talmage is also located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
      • Monette
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Monette is also located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
      • Lorimor
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Thayer
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Adair County
    • County Website:   https://adaircounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Adair:   Greenfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Creston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Creston.
      • Orient
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Zion
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Fisk
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Fisk is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
      • Hebron
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Hebron is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Gilead
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenfield
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Nanito
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Nanito is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanito
      • Stanzel
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Lemont ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Lemont was located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemont
      • Fontanelle
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bridgewater
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Arbor Hill
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Howe
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Howe is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
        • Prussia
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Prussia is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussia
        • Rosserdale
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Rosserdale is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosserdale
        • Canby
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Canby is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
        • Berea
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Berea is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
        • Linwood
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Linwood is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
  • Adams County
    • County Website:   https://adamscounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Adams:   Corning
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Creston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Creston.
      • Nevinville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Nevinville is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevinville
      • Stringtown
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Stringtown is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
      • Williamson
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Prescott
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Mercer
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Carl
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Icarid ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Icarid was located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Icarid
        • Icarid has also been known as:
        • Icarian Colony
      • Queen City ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Queen City was located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Mount Etna
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Mount Etna is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
      • Corning
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Quincy
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Quincy is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Brooks
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Carbon
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Iveyville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Lincoln Center
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
        • Dickieville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Dickieville is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickieville
        • Strand
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Nodaway
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Nodaway is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Cass County
  • Clarke County
  • Dallas County
  • Decatur County
  • Guthrie County
  • Madison County
  • Ringgold County
    • County Website:   https://www.ringgoldcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Ringgold:   Mount Ayr
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Creston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Creston.
      • Mortimer ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Mortimer was located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
      • Polen
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Polen is located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polen
      • Knowlton ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Tingley
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Diagonal
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Ellston
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Ellston is located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
      • Marshall ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Marshall was located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Beaconsfield
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
      • Benton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Benton is located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
      • Mount Ayr
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Maloy
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Delphos
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Delphos is located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
        • Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
      • Kellerton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Taylor County
    • County Website:   https://taylorcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Taylor:   Bedford
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Creston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Creston.
      • Lenox
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Clearfield
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Holt
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Holt is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Merle Junction
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Merle Junction is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle Junction
      • Sharpsburg
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bushville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Bushville is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
      • Conway
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Conway is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
      • Gravity
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Guss
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Platteville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Platteville is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Creston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.