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Welcome to Creston ...

Creston is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Creston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Creston is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Creston (for example, toward Earl Park), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Creston: 219

Communities Also Named Creston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Creston: This one is located in Lake County and the other is located in Delaware County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 23 communities that are also named Creston - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Creston ...

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

  • Hammond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Gary
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Gary is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <3>
  • Calumet City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Merrillville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crown Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chicago Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Schererville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schererville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schererville
    • Schererville is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schererville <3>
  • Hobart
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lansing
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
  • Munster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
    • Munster is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munster <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Creston ...

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

Adding Creston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Creston in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Creston post office opened in 1882.

We also found Creston in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Creston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Creston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/