Creston is a town in Lincoln County, Washington, United States. The population was 236 at the 2010 census.

Creston sprang occurring with the initiation of the Central Washington Railroad in 1889. It was so named because of its tall altitude; it was thought to be at the highest point (the crest) between Cheney and Coulee City, Washington, along the railroad grade. In the spring of 1890, a town site was platted by H.S. Huson and registered subsequent to the state on June 23 of that year. The first structure in town was a little store building moved to the site by Henry Verfurth from the easily reached village of Sherman, 5 miles northwest of Creston. A say office was established brusquely thereafter whose jurisdiction Elongated to the Columbia River upon the North and the railroad tracks on the South subsequent to ten miles East and West. Henry Verfurth was appointed as postmaster. Following the Panic of 1893 and the bankruptcy of the town site owner, Creston remained dormant until a bumper wheat crop in 1897 gave a boost to the regional economy, bringing thousands of supplementary settlers to the region.

The results of the strong harvest were unexpected with extra businesses, grain elevators, public buildings, churches and the town’s first bank and newspaper. At the same time, Creston was unmovable a boost by a new road and ferry connecting it to the wealthy mineral belts in the to hand Colville Indian Reservation. Between 1900 and 1903, Creston’s population doubled to 102. In August 1902, the last long-lasting member of the infamous Hole in the Wall Gang, Harry Tracy, was shot at a Creston ranch and killed himself there to avoid capture. Creston was officially incorporated upon April 20, 1903.

Creston is located just about 20 miles (32 km) west of Davenport, the county seat. U.S. Route 2 passes through Creston, connecting it to Wilbur a few miles to the west, with which the town shares a school district. Creston is home to an elementary intellectual and the two towns’ middle school, though the Wilbur-Creston High School is located in Wilbur.