Welcome to Creswell ...

Creswell is located in Keokuk County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Creswell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Creswell is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Creswell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Creswell - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Creswell ...

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

• Washington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Williamsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Kalona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
  • Kalona is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <4>
• Sigourney
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigourney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigourney
  • Sigourney is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigourney <4>
• Wellman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • Wellman is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <4>
• North English
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North English
  • North English is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North English <4>
• Keota
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
  • Keota is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keota <4>
• What Cheer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for What Cheer
  • What Cheer is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for What Cheer <4>
• Richland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <4>
• Delta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Creswell ...

Looking for more information about Creswell? 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 Creswell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Creswell.

Adding Creswell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Creswell in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Creswell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Creswell post office opened in 1869.

We also found Creswell in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Creswell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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