Creston (Wash.)
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Name (Latin)
Creston (Wash.)
Other forms of name
Benson (Wash.)
Coordinates
W1183107 W1183107 N0474531 N0474531 (gnis )
Associated country
United States
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Sources of Information
- Washington place names database, via WWW, Mar. 26, 2002(Creston is a community sixty-two miles west of Spokane and eight miles south of the Columbia River in north central Lincoln County. In 1889, it was named by railroad locators, as its elevation of 2,462 ft. was the highest point or crest on the route of the Central Washington Railroad. The name, before the railroad was built, was Benson. The plat for the town was filed June 19, 1890)
- Environmental issues associated with Creston coal-fired power plant, 1981:p. 13 (Creston, Washington)
- GNIS, Mar. 25, 2002(Creston, pop. place, Wash., Lincoln Co., 474̊5ʹ31ʺN, 1183̊1ʹ07ʺW)
- Washington place names database, via WWW, Mar. 26, 2002(Creston is a community sixty-two miles west of Spokane and eight miles south of the Columbia River in north central Lincoln County. In 1889, it was named by railroad locators, as its elevation of 2,462 ft. was the highest point or crest onthe route of the Central Washington Railroad. The name, before the railroad was built, was Benson. The plat for the town was filed June 19, 1890)
Wikipedia description:
Creston is a town in Lincoln County, Washington, United States. The population was 213 at the 2020 census.
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