Creighton, South Dakota

Creighton is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.^[1]

History

Creighton was laid out in 1909, and named after Creighton, Nebraska, the native home of the first settlers.^[2] A post office called Creighton was established in 1908, and remained in operation until 1984.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Creighton, South Dakota
↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 32.
↑ "Pennington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Pennington County, South Dakota, United States
County seat: Rapid City
Cities	Box Elder‡ Hill City New Underwood Rapid City
Towns	Keystone Quinn Wall Wasta
CDPs	Ashland Heights Colonial Pine Hills Green Valley Johnson Siding Rapid Valley
Former CDP	Ellsworth AFB‡
Unincorporated communities	Ajax Caputa Creston Deerfield Farmingdale Hisega Imlay Mystic Owanka Rochford Rockerville Scenic Silver City Three Forks
Ghost towns	Addie Camp Conata Creighton Etta Moon Myers City Pactola Pedro Sheridan Teddy Bear Tigerville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 44°15′18″N 102°12′29″W / 44.25500°N 102.20806°W / 44.25500; -102.20806

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