Welcome to Creighton ...

Creighton is located in Pennington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Creighton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Creighton is 2,640 feet [805 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Creighton is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Creighton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Creighton: (605)

Communities Also Named Creighton ...

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

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.

• Wall
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
  • Wall is located in Pennington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wall <4>
• Wasta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasta
  • Wasta is located in Pennington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasta <4>
• Quinn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
  • Quinn is located in Pennington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinn <4>
• Elm Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Springs
  • Elm Springs is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Springs <4>
• Wicksville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicksville
  • Wicksville is located in Pennington County
• Bridger
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
  • Bridger is located in Ziebach County
• Owanka
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owanka
  • Owanka is located in Pennington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owanka <4>
• Cottonwood
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
• White Owl
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Owl
  • White Owl is located in Meade County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Owl <4>
• Howes
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
  • Howes is located in Meade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howes <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Creighton ...

Looking for more information about Creighton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Creighton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Creighton.

Adding Creighton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Creighton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections 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.<5>

From that list, the Creighton post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Creighton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Pennington County: www.co.pennington.sd.us/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/