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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 the community is gone, the present day location for Creston is 2,530 feet [771 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude 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

The location where Creston once stood is 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
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Underwood
    • New Underwood lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the northwest of Creston.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on New Underwood
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Underwood<6>
  • Wasta
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasta
    • Wasta lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the northeast of Creston.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Wasta
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasta<6>
  • Scenic
  • Owanka
  • Farmingdale
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
    • Farmingdale lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the west of Creston.
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Farmingdale
  • Imlay
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay
    • Imlay lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the southeast of Creston.
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imlay have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Imlay
  • Wicksville
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicksville
    • Wicksville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the north of Creston.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Wicksville
  • Caputa
  • Viewfield
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewfield
    • Viewfield lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> to the north of Creston.
    • Estimated population in 2014: 44 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viewfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Viewfield
  • Green Valley
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Green Valley lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> to the west of Creston.
    • Estimated population in 2014: 51 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Green Valley

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 that we've found for Creston was the Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for Creston.

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Creston) to Point B.If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Creston. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from CrestonOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Creston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9119, Longitude: -102.6959    
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

 

 

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