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Creighton is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in Pennington County, in the
U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
of
South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...
.


History

Creighton was laid out in 1909, and named after
Creighton, Nebraska Creighton is a city in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,154 at the 2010 census. History Creighton was platted in 1874. It was named in honor of John A. Creighton. Geography Creighton is located at (42.465112, -97.90 ...
, the native home of the first settlers. A post office called Creighton was established in 1908, and remained in operation until 1984.


References

Unincorporated communities in Pennington County, South Dakota Unincorporated communities in South Dakota {{SouthDakota-geo-stub