Creighton, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Sherman Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64739. The Survey maps it on the Creighton quadrangle. 327 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 787 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresCreighton fell from 349 to 327 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 349 | |
| 2020 | 327 | -22 (-6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1887 USGS Butler quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Butler quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Creighton quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Butler quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Creighton in 2018, burning about 50 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178025-04279-03082018-1340 |
| 15 February 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178024-04279-02152018-1640 |
| 6 January 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178020-04279-01062018-1530 |
| 25 January 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178022-04279-01252018-1530 |
| 25 January 2018 | Debris and open burning | 48 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178023-04279-01252018-1650 |
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Creighton: 9 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
20 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Creighton in 20 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 11 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2006 | Tornado (F2) | Creighton | $75,000 | Tornado crossed from Bates county into Cass county...6 miles south-southwest of Creighton at 2005 CST. It moved northeast and exited Cass county into Henry county at 2007 CST...2 miles south of Creighton. F1 damage to several structures was noted. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Creighton | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | $5,000 | Tree limbs up to 14 inches in diameter were reported down. Damage was reported to gutters on a home, with a front porch post blown off. Damage was also reported to the chimney. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Creighton | - | Quarter sized hail was reported just north of 7 Highway between Garden City and Creighton. |
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | Creighton | - | Water was over the road at 307th and ZZ. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Several large trees snapped at base. Approximately two foot diameter tree uprooted. One building blown down. Power lines down and entire town without power. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | In Creighton 70 to 80 mph wind with pea sized hail occurred and knocked out power. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Trained spotter in Creighton reported 60 mph wind. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Creighton | - | A few quarter sized hail stones with lots of dime sized stones. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Five inch diameter tree branches reported down, with thunderstorm wind gusts estimated up to 60 mph. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 70 mph on Highway 7, with many tree limbs reported down. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Law enforcement officials reported 60 mph wind gusts near Creighton. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| February 2007 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| February 2007 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Garden City | 7.8 miles | 13 | |
| Rockford (historical) | 10.0 miles | 13 | |
| Austin | 12.0 miles | 14 | |
| Gunn City | 12.8 miles | 13 | |
| Oviet (historical) | 13.1 miles | 13 | |
| Daugherty | 13.4 miles | 14 | |
| Hadsell | 14.4 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Creighton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q967801 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 716483. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







