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 nort ...
, a town in the Regional District of Central Kootenay
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Creston (electoral district), a provincial electoral district
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Creston Formation, a formation cropping out in Newfoundland
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Creston, Newfoundland and Labrador
Marystown is a town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with a population of around 5,000. Situated 306 km from the province's capital, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, it is on the Burin Peninsula. Until ...
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 ...
, an unincorporated place in San Luis Obispo County
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Creston, Napa County, California, an unincorporated place in Napa County
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Creston, Illinois
Creston is a village in 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 and the Mississippi Ri ...
, a village in Ogle County
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Creston, Indiana, an unincorporated place in Lake County
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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 ...
, a city in Union County
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Creston station
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Creston, Kentucky, an unincomuunity community
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Creston, Louisiana, an unincorporated community on Black Lake in Natchitoches Parish
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Creston, Nebraska, 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, 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 Sta ...
, a village in Medina and Wayne counties
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Creston, Oregon
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Creston, South Dakota, an unincorporated community
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Creston, Washington
Creston is a town in Lincoln County, Washington, Lincoln County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. The population was 236 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census.
History
Creston sprang up with the arrival of the Central Was ...
, 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 Eliz ...
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Creston Township (disambiguation) Creston Township may refer to the following places in the United States:
* Creston Township, Platte County, Nebraska
* Creston Township, Ashe County, North Carolina
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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 ...
, a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. State of South Carolina
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Creston (Amtrak 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 st ...
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 ten ...
(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)
'Creston' is an apple cultivar released by the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre at Summerland, British Columbia.
Characteristics
'Creston' is a triploid
Polyploidy is a condition in which the cells of an organism have more than one pair of ...
, 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)
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Creston High School (disambiguation)
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