Welcome to Creston ...
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.
Creston would have been located within present day Pennington County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Creston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Creston is 2,530 feet [771 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Creston is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Creston was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Creston would have been located in the (605) area code.
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, Oregon, South Carolina, 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.
- 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.<4> 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 <5>
- 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.<4> 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 <5>
- 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 <5>
- 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 <5>
- 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.<4> 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
- Imlay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicksville
- Wicksville is located in Pennington County
- 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 <5>
- Viewfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - 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.<4> 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
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.
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 1886.
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 ...
The official website for Pennington County: www.co.pennington.sd.us/
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Pennington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Creston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |