Welcome to Creston ...

The village of Creston is primarily located in Wayne County<1>. A portion of Creston extends into Medina County.

The location of Creston has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Creston: KRES-tuhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Creston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Creston has a population of 2,183 people<4> (see below for details).

Creston is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Creston lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Creston: (330) & (234)<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Creston had an population of 2,183 people. This is an increase of 0.55% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Creston had a population of 2,171 people. This makes Creston the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Creston represents 0.02% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 382nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,171 people, the population of Creston has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,161 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Creston.

Communities Also Named Creston ...

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

Beyond Ohio, there are 24 communities that are also named Creston - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, 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.

• Brunswick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <7>
• Wooster
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
  • Wooster is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <7>
• Medina
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <7>
• Barberton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
  • Barberton is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barberton <7>
• Wadsworth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
  • Wadsworth is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <7>
• New Franklin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
  • New Franklin is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
• Norton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Norton is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <7>
• Orrville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
  • Orrville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <7>
• Fairlawn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
  • Fairlawn is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairlawn <7>
• Rittman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittman
  • Rittman is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rittman <7>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Creston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<8>

From that list, the Creston post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Creston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/