Crestline

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Crestline

Total population

139

Median home value

$0

44.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Elevation265 m

Land area4.61 km²

Weather65°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates37.17°, -94.71°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Crestline is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 116. Crestline is located on U.S. Route 400, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) east of Columbus.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Crestline, KS from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Paul A. Gavan

American Army general (1903–1979)

M

Martha Groves McKelvie

American writer and critic (1886–1976)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kansas

• Scammon
  9.9 mi away · pop. 371
• Baxter Springs
  10.5 mi away · pop. 3,855
• Opolis
  13.1 mi away · pop. 35
• Cherokee
  13.6 mi away
• West Mineral
  14.5 mi away
• Chicopee
  14.9 mi away
• Pittsburg
  16.8 mi away · pop. 20,637
• Frontenac
  19.9 mi away
• Radley
  22 mi away
• Oswego
  22.3 mi away · pop. 1,937
• Yale
  22.3 mi away
• Chetopa
  23.2 mi away

Browse all places in Kansas →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Crestline

Method and Cost of Mining Zinc and Lead at no.3 Mine, Tri-State District, Crestline, Kansas

United States. Bureau of Mines. · 1929

Angels at the station

Scott D. Trostel · 2008

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 92 mi
• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 98 mi
• Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 156 mi
• Wildfire Snake Mountain, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 188 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 189 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 189 mi
• Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 193 mi
• Wildfire Tram Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 203 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Dainty Sulphur

Nathalis iole

Seen 2026-09-24

white clover

Trifolium repens

Seen 2026-09-23

Pearl Crescent

Phyciodes tharos

Seen 2026-09-23

Common Green Darner

Anax junius

Seen 2026-09-23

White-fringed weevil

Naupactus leucoloma

Seen 2026-09-21

Thanatus

Thanatus

Seen 2026-09-21

Woodlouse Spider

Dysdera crocata

Seen 2026-09-21

Coppery Leafhopper

Jikradia olitoria

Seen 2026-09-20

Common Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Seen 2026-09-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).