Creighton, Florida
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Creighton is an
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in
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,
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, United States. It is situated on a former railroad station near the Farmton State Wildlife Management Area. Today, it is a rural community near
Interstate 95 Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida, north to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the ...
. There are two roads that lead to Creighton; Volco Road and Cow Creek Road, accessible from either CR 4147 or SR 442.


History

The community was named after E. R. Creighton, who owned a mill there in 1911.


References

Unincorporated communities in Volusia County, Florida Unincorporated communities in Florida {{VolusiaCountyFL-geo-stub