Welcome to East Creston ...

East Creston is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Creston, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for East Creston: E. Creston

East Creston is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Creston: 641

Communities near East Creston ...

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

• Greenfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenfield
  • From East Creston to Greenfield
• Lenox
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Lenox is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenox <3>
• Afton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <3>
• Fontanelle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
  • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fontanelle
  • From East Creston to Fontanelle
• Orient
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
  • Orient is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Orient
  • From East Creston to Orient
• Clearfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <3>
• Lorimor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
  • Lorimor is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lorimor
  • From East Creston to Lorimor
• Diagonal
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diagonal
  • Diagonal is located in Ringgold County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diagonal <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Diagonal
  • From East Creston to Diagonal
• Prescott
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Prescott is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <3>
• Tingley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tingley
  • Tingley is located in Ringgold County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tingley <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tingley
  • From East Creston to Tingley

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Creston ...

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

Adding East Creston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Creston 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 East Creston was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Creston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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