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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 in 1895, East Creston had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from East Creston, with the one closest to East Creston listed first.

  • Creston
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cromwell
    (6 miles [9.7 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
  • Afton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kent
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Orient
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Arispe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Nevinville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Nevinville is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevinville
  • Shannon City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Afton Junction ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Afton Junction is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Junction
  • Mortimer ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mortimer is located in Ringgold County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
  • Talmage
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Talmage is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
  • Macksburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hebron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hebron is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Fisk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fisk is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
  • Monette
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Monette is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
  • Prescott
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Knowlton ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Thayer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Lorimor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Lenox
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tingley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Carl
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 East Creston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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