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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Creston (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Creston. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Creston is located in Flathead County.

To see how the shape of Montana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Flathead County: Glacier, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Lincoln, Missoula, Pondera, Powell, Sanders & Teton.

Below are the counties that are near Creston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Creston:

  • Flathead County     (The home county of Creston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Creston, with the one closest to Creston listed first.
    • Evergreen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Flathead County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen <2>
    • Forest Hill Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Village
      • Forest Hill Village is located in Flathead County
    • Somers
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kalispell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bigfork
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bear Creek Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Village
      • Bear Creek Village is located in Flathead County
    • Columbia Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lakeside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Halfmoon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfmoon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon
      • Halfmoon is located in Flathead County
    • Hungry Horse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hungry Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungry Horse
      • Hungry Horse is located in Flathead County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hungry Horse <2>
    • Martin City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Kila
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Coram
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Creston, with the one closest to Creston listed first.
    • Woods Bay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Bay
      • Woods Bay is located in Lake County
    • Bear Dance
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Dance
      • Bear Dance is located in Lake County
    • Rollins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
      • Rollins is located in Lake County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rollins <2>
    • Lake Mary Ronan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mary Ronan
      • Lake Mary Ronan is located in Lake County
    • Proctor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Swan Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dayton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Elmo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Big Arm
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Kings Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
      • Kings Point is located in Lake County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Creston, see our County-by-County Page for Creston.

Newspapers Published in Creston ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Creston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Creston, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Creston.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Creston:

Cemeteries Near Creston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Creston.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Creston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Creston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Creston Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Creston Community Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creston Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Lone Pine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Demersville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Demersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Demersville Cemetery
  • C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Conrad Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conrad Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conrad Memorial Cemetery
  • Bigfork Community Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bigfork Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Big Fork Community Cemetery
    • Swan View Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bigfork Community Cemetery
  • Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • Glacier Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glacier Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glacier Memorial Gardens
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Soldiers Home Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soldiers Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soldiers Home Cemetery
    • St. Richard Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Richard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Richard Cemetery
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Creston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Creston.

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

  • Holt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Holt is located in Flathead County
  • Kalispell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Columbia Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Creston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Creston.

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

The official website for Flathead County: www.co.flathead.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Creston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Creston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1894, Longitude: -114.1374    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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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