Creighton, Florida

Creighton
—  unincorporated community  —
Creighton
Coordinates: 28°53′15″N 80°55′19″W / 28.8875°N 80.92194°W / 28.8875; -80.92194Coordinates: 28°53′15″N 80°55′19″W / 28.8875°N 80.92194°W / 28.8875; -80.92194
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Volusia
Settled
Elevation	30 ft (9 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
enter ZIP code	32141
Area code(s)	386
GNIS feature ID	295226[1]

Creighton is an unincorporated community in Volusia County, Florida, 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. There are two roads that lead there; Volco Road and Cow Creek Road, accessible from ether CR 4147 or SR 442.

History

The community was named after E. R. Creighton who owned a mill there in 1911.^[2]

References

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ Morris, Allen Covington; Joan Perry Morris (1995). Florida Place Names: Alachua to Zolfo Springs. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press. http://books.google.com/books?id=dp5kwOwlBeYC&pg=PT20&dq=alamana+florida&hl=en&ei=CVpZTtzrNKTr0gGur4ioDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CEEQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false.