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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Creighton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Creighton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Creighton is located in Volusia County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Volusia County: Brevard, Flagler, Marion, Putnam & Seminole.

Below are the counties that are near Creighton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Creighton:

  • Volusia County     (The home county of Creighton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Creighton, with the one closest to Creighton listed first.
    • Oak Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Maytown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
      • Maytown is located in Volusia County
    • Ambrose Hull Grant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose Hull Grant
      • Ambrose Hull Grant is located in Volusia County
    • Edgewater
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mission City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission City
      • Mission City is located in Volusia County
    • New Smyrna Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Glencoe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
      • Glencoe is located in Volusia County
    • Alamana
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamana
      • Alamana is located in Volusia County
    • Kalamazoo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
      • Kalamazoo is located in Volusia County
    • Isleboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleboro
      • Isleboro is located in Volusia County
    • Ponce Park ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce Park
      • Ponce Park is located in Volusia County
    • Lemon Bluff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
      • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
    • Osteen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Brevard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Creighton, with the one closest to Creighton listed first.
    • Scottsmoor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Aurantia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
      • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
    • Mims
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Titusville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Indian River City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River City
      • Indian River City is located in Brevard County
    • Port Saint John
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint John
      • Port Saint John is located in Brevard County
  • Lake County
    • Pine Lakes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Creighton, with the one closest to Creighton listed first.
    • Christmas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bithlo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bithlo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bithlo
      • Bithlo is located in Orange County
    • Alafaya
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wedgefield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgefield
      • Wedgefield is located in Orange County
    • Goldenrod
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Aloma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Creighton, with the one closest to Creighton listed first.
    • Geneva
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Mound Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Mound Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
    • Iowa City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
      • Iowa City is located in Seminole County
    • Midway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Seminole County
    • Cameron City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
    • Chuluota
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oviedo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
      • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <1>
    • Sanford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lake Monroe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lake Mary
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Winter Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Casselberry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Heathrow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Creighton, see our County-by-County Page for Creighton.

Newspapers Published in Creighton ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Creighton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Creighton, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Creighton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Creighton:

Cemeteries Near Creighton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Creighton.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Creighton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Creighton, with the one closest to Creighton listed first.

  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Clinton Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sea Pines Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St.s & Sinners Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sinners Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Davis Grave Site
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Grave Site have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Grave Site
  • Edgewater New Smyrna Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oaklynn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Glencoe - Geiger Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Detwiller Park Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Detwiller Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Coronado Beach Cemetery
    • Detwiler Park Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Detwiller Park Cemetery
  • Dummitt Gravesite
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dummitt Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dummitt Gravesite
  • Larkin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (61 more) ...
    • Fisher Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fisher Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • The Fisher Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rendy Road Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Pacetti Family Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pacetti Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pacetti Family Cemetery
    • Crook Family Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Creighton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Creighton.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Creighton, with the one closest to Creighton listed first.

  • Oak Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Maytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
    • Maytown is located in Volusia County
  • Cow Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
    • Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
  • Glencoe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Volusia County
  • Aurantia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
    • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
  • New Smyrna ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smyrna
    • New Smyrna is located in Volusia County
  • Turnbull
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnbull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Turnbull is located in Brevard County
  • Ponce Park ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce Park
    • Ponce Park is located in Volusia County
  • Osteen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Mims
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Port Orange
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Lake Helen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Enterprise
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Titusville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Orange City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Creighton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Creighton.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Creighton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Creighton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Creighton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8875, Longitude: -80.9220       In this case, the coordinates for Creighton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Creighton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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