Creston may refer to:
Places
Canada
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Creston, British Columbia
Creston is a town in the Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. By road, Creston is roughly equidistant between Cranbrook ( to the east) and Castlegar ( to the west) along the Crowsnest Highway. The town is approximately n ...
, a town in the Regional District of Central Kootenay
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Creston (electoral district) Creston was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1924 and its last appearance was in the 1928 election. Following redistribution, the area was ...
, a provincial electoral district
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Creston Formation
The Creston Formation is a formation cropping out in Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The provin ...
, a formation cropping out in Newfoundland
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Creston, Newfoundland and Labrador a town in
Burin peninsula
The Burin Peninsula ( ) is a peninsula located on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Marystown is the largest population centre on the peninsula.Statistics Canada. 2017. Marystown, T ensus ...
United States
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Creston, California
Creston is a census-designated place in San Luis Obispo County, California, about 10 miles east of Atascadero.
History
Creston (named after Calvin J. Cressy) was founded in 1884 on the Rancho Huerhuero Mexican land grant.
Creston was home to C ...
, an unincorporated place in San Luis Obispo County
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Creston, Illinois
Creston is a village in Ogle County, Illinois, Ogle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 627 at the 2020 census, down from 662 in 2010.
History
Creston was named for its supposed location on the highest point of land between Chicago ...
, a village in Ogle County
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Creston, Indiana
Creston is an unincorporated community that straddles the border between West Creek Township and Cedar Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana.[Creston, Iowa
Creston is a city in and the county seat of Union County, Iowa. The population was 7,536 at the time of the 2020 Census.
History
Creston was originally settled in 1868 as a survey camp for the Burlington and Missouri Railroad. It was named f ...]
, a city in Union County
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Creston station
Creston station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Creston, Iowa. The station is served by the Chicago–San Francisco Bay Area ''California Zephyr''. Constructed by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) and opened in 1899, the s ...
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Creston, Kentucky
Creston is an unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illi ...
, an unincorporated community
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Creston, Louisiana
Creston is an unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. Creston is not included in the 2010 United States Census. The community is part of the Natchitoches Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Creston is a fishing ...
, an unincorporated community on Black Lake in Natchitoches Parish
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Creston, Nebraska
Creston is a village in Platte County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 203 at the 2010 census.
History
Creston was laid out in 1886 when the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad was extended to that point. It was named from ...
, a village in Platte County
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Creston, New Jersey, an unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Mercer County
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Creston, North Carolina
Creston is an unincorporated community in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States, southwest of Grayson. It lies at an elevation of 2,861 feet (872 m). The ZIP Code for Creston is 28615.
Worth's Chapel was listed on the National Register ...
, an unincorporated community in Ashe County
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Creston, Ohio
Creston is a village in Medina and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 2,171 at the 2010 census.
History
Creston had its start in the 1860s when the railroad was extended to that point . An old variant name was Pike ...
, a village in Medina and Wayne counties
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Creston, Oregon
Creston-Kenilworth is a neighborhood in the Southeast section of Portland, Oregon, lying between SE 26th Ave. on the west and SE Foster Rd. (to SE 61st Ave.) on the east, and between SE Powell Blvd. on the north and SE Holgate Blvd. on the south. ...
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Creston, South Dakota
Creston is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is ...
, an unincorporated community
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Creston, Washington
Creston is a town in Lincoln County, Washington, United States. The population was 236 at the 2010 census.
History
Creston sprang up with the arrival of the Central Washington Railroad in 1889. It was so named because of its high altitude; i ...
, a town in Lincoln County
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Creston, West Virginia
Creston is an unincorporated community in southeastern Wirt County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at the confluence of the Little Kanawha River and the West Fork Little Kanawha River on West Virginia Route 5, southeast of the town of E ...
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Creston Township (disambiguation)
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Creston Subdivision Creston may refer to:
Places Canada
* Creston, British Columbia, a town in the Regional District of Central Kootenay
** Creston (electoral district), a provincial electoral district
* Creston Formation, a formation cropping out in Newfoundland
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, a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. State of South Carolina
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Creston (Amtrak station)
Elsewhere
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Creston (Macedonia) Creston or Kreston ( grc, Κρήστων, or Crestone or Krestone (Κρηστώνη), was a town of Crestonia in ancient Macedonia. The town is mentioned by Herodotus as being inhabited by Pelasgians
The name Pelasgians ( grc, Πελασγοί, ...
, a town in ancient Macedonia, Greece
People
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Paul Creston
Paul Creston (born Giuseppe Guttoveggio; October 10, 1906 – August 24, 1985) was an Italian American composer of classical music.
Biography
Born in New York City to Sicilian immigrants, Creston was self-taught as a composer. His work tends ...
(1906–1985), American composer of classical music
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René-Yves Creston
René-Yves Creston (25 October 1898 – 30 May 1964), born René Pierre Joseph Creston, was a Breton artist, designer and ethnographer who founded the Breton nationalist art movement Seiz Breur. During World War II he was active in the French Res ...
(1898–1964), Breton artist, ethnologist and French Resistance activist during World War II
Other uses
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Creston (apple), an apple cultivar
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Creston Electric Instruments
Creston Electric Instruments is a producer of vintage-style custom solid body and chambered electric guitars and basses. Known to players as "Crestons", these guitars are sometimes made using unconventional woods for bodies such as sugar pine an ...
, a producer of electric guitars and basses
See also
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Crestone (disambiguation) Crestone may refer to:
*Crestone (Macedonia), a town of ancient Macedonia, Greece
* Crestone, Colorado, a town in Saguache County
* Crestone Needle, a mountain peak in Colorado
* Crestone Peak, the seventh highest peak in Colorado
*The Crestones
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Creston High School (disambiguation) Creston High School may refer to:
*Creston High School (Iowa), Creston, Iowa
*Creston High School (Michigan), Grand Rapids, Michigan, opened in 1923 as Creston Junior High School; became Grand Rapids City High-Middle School in 2013
*Creston High Sc ...
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