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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Creston. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Creston to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Creston, please Contact Us.

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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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Creston is historic, it would have been located within present day Pennington County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pennington County: Custer, Haakon, Jackson, Lawrence, Meade, Oglala Lakota & Weston (WY).

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:

• Pennington County     (The home county of Creston)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Creston, with the one closest to Creston listed first.
  • Owanka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owanka
    • Owanka is located in Pennington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owanka <2>
  • Farmingdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
    • Farmingdale is located in Pennington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10 people
  • Scenic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic
    • Scenic is located in Pennington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scenic <2>
  • Wicksville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicksville
    • Wicksville is located in Pennington County
  • New Underwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Underwood
    • New Underwood is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Underwood <2>
  • Caputa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caputa
    • Caputa is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caputa <2>
  • Wasta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasta
    • Wasta is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasta <2>
  • Imlay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imlay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay
    • Imlay is located in Pennington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7 people
  • Green Valley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Green Valley is located in Pennington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 51 people
  • Wall
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
    • Wall is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wall <2>
  • Box Elder
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Elder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
    • Box Elder is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Box Elder <2>
  • Murphy
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Murphy is located in Pennington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 482 people
  • Rapid Valley
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid Valley
    • Rapid Valley is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,260 people
• Custer County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Creston, with the one closest to Creston listed first.
  • Hermosa
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
    • Hermosa is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermosa <2>
  • Fairburn
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairburn
    • Fairburn is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairburn <2>
• Meade County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Creston, with the one closest to Creston listed first.
  • Viewfield
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viewfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewfield
    • Viewfield is located in Meade County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 44 people
  • Elm Springs
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Springs
    • Elm Springs is located in Meade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Springs <2>

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 37 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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:

• Websites specific to South Dakota
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the South Dakota State Archives

• Pages specific to Pennington County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Custer County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Meade County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for South Dakota
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Cemeteries of Pennington County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Cemeteries of Pennington County

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.

• Owanka Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owanka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owanka Cemetery
• Scenic Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scenic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scenic Cemetery
• Larsen Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larsen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larsen Cemetery
• Viewfield Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viewfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viewfield Cemetery
• Pine Lawn Memorial Park
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Lawn Memorial Park
• Fairburn Cemetery
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairburn Cemetery
• St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
• Mt. Hope Cemetery
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
• Mountain View Cemetery
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Rapid City.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97276 <5>
• Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary 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.

Creston itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

• Farmingdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
  • Farmingdale is located in Pennington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 10 people
• Folsom
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
  • Folsom is located in Custer County
• Viewfield
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viewfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewfield
  • Viewfield is located in Meade County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 44 people
• Hermosa
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
  • Hermosa is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermosa <2>
• Bend
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
  • Bend is located in Meade County
• Rapid City
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid City
  • Rapid City is located in Pennington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapid City <2>
• Fairburn
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairburn
  • Fairburn is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairburn <2>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pennington County: www.co.pennington.sd.us/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/