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Our Genealogy Helper

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 hospitals 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 Cass County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cass County: Johnson (KS), Miami (KS), Bates, Henry, Jackson & Johnson.

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:

  • Cass County     (The home county of Creighton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Creighton, with the one closest to Creighton listed first.
    • Garden City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gunn City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Austin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • East Lynne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Archie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Strasburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Harrisonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Baldwin Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Pleasant Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Main City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Main City is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
    • Coleman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Freeman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Bates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Creighton, with the one closest to Creighton listed first.
    • Mayesburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Adrian
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Passaic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Passaic is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Butler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Burdett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Nyhart
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Drexel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Merwin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Prairie City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Prairie City is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Rockville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Rockville is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Amsterdam
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Creighton, with the one closest to Creighton listed first.
    • Urich
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Blairstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Maurine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Maurine is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
    • Hartwell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartwell is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
    • Norris
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • La Due
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • La Due is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
    • Montrose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Clinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Deepwater
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Alberta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Calhoun
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Calhoun is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Brownington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownington is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Jackson County
  • Johnson County
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Creighton, with the one closest to Creighton listed first.
    • Appleton City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Johnson City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Lowry City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Creighton - one of the links might be able to help.

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.

  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Parker - Gregg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kepner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Page Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Grant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hendricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lost Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mullins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Urich Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Byler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Peter Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cove Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (193 more) ...
    • Garden City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pemberton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Earheart Cemetery
      • The Earheart Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earheart Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28508 <2>

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Creighton had a population of 308 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Creighton had a population of 350 people.

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

  • Lucas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lucas is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Mayesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Quick City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Quick City is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
  • Dayton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dayton is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Blairstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartwell is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
  • Maurine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Maurine is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
  • Garden City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Norris
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Latour
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ballard ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ballard is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
  • Altona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Altona is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Johnstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Johnstown is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Gunn City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Garland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Garland is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland

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.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of 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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Creighton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Creighton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Creighton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Creighton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Creighton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.