Welcome to Creighton ...

So far, we found very little information about Creighton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Creighton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Creighton, please Contact Us.

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Creighton would have been located within present day Cherokee County<2>.

The location of Creighton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Creighton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Creighton is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Creighton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Creighton once stood is in the (770) area code.

Websites for Creighton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cherokee-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Creighton, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Creighton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Creighton - they are located in Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan and South Dakota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Creighton.

Communities near Creighton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Creighton.

• Roswell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
  • Roswell is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roswell <5>
• Johns Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
  • Johns Creek is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johns Creek <5>
• Alpharetta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpharetta
  • Alpharetta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpharetta <5>
• Milton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
• Woodstock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <5>
• Canton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
• Sugar Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Sugar Hill is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Hill <5>
• Holly Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Holly Springs is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <5>
• Buford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Buford is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buford <5>
• Litchfield Hundred
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield Hundred have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
  • Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Creighton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Creighton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Creighton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Creighton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Creighton. See our Newspapers Page for Creighton.

Adding Creighton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Creighton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Creighton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Creighton post office opened in 1887.

We also found Creighton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Creighton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cherokee County: www.cherokeega.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/