Welcome to Creston ...

Creston is located in Malheur County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Creston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Creston is 4,470 feet [1,362 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Creston is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Creston lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Creston (for example, toward Burns), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area codes for Creston: (541) & (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Creston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 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, Ohio, 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 4 communities that are near Creston.

• Riverside
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <5>
• Juntura
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juntura
  • Juntura is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juntura <5>
• Drewsey
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewsey
  • Drewsey is located in Harney County
  • Former names for Drewsey:
  • Drusy
  • Gouge Eye
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drewsey <5>
• Crane
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Crane is located in Harney County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling 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.<6>

From that list, the Creston post office opened in 1910.

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 Malheur County: www.malheurco.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/