Welcome to Creston ...

Creston is located in Sweetwater County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Creston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Creston is 7,100 feet [2,164 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Creston is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Creston: 307

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, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Creston.

Communities near Creston ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Creston.

• Wamsutter
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamsutter
  • Wamsutter is located in Sweetwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamsutter <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wamsutter
  • From Creston to Wamsutter
• Riner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riner
  • Riner is located in Sweetwater County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Riner
  • From Creston to Riner
• Frewen ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frewen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frewen
  • Frewen is located in Sweetwater County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Frewen
  • From Creston to Frewen
• Red Desert
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Desert have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Desert
  • Red Desert is located in Sweetwater County
• Tipton
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tipton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Sweetwater County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tipton
  • From Creston to Tipton
• Rawlins
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
  • Rawlins is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rawlins <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rawlins
  • From Creston to Rawlins

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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Creston in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Creston post office opened in 1896.

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 Sweetwater County: www.co.sweet.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/