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 Creston had a population of 329 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Creston had a population of 642 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Creston, with the one closest to Creston listed first.
- Malta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rochelle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Steward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Esmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flagg Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flagg Center is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Center
- Kings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kings is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Flagg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flagg is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
- Lee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lindenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- De Kalb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Holcomb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Monroe Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shabbona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Davis Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Waterman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cortland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shabbona Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shabbona Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shabbona Grove
- Sycamore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people
- Kingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paw Paw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Irene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Irene is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Stillman Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
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 Creston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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