Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Creston came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Creston in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Creston. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Creston, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Creston:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Iowa (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Creston is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Creston in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Creston for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Creston. See our Misc Page for Creston for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Creston:

Creston was mentioned in the following schedule:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

The following routes mentioned Creston as a scheduled stop:

The California Zephyr: From the timetable for the California Zephyr (train schedule from 1954). The defunct California Zephyr travelled between Chicago (IL) and San Francisco (CA)

The California Zephyr: From Amtrak's timetable for the California Zephyr (schedule from 2017). The defunct California Zephyr travelled between Chicago (IL) and Ememeryville (CA) - with bus service to San Francisco (CA)