The most plausible explanation is “the Creighton family of Omaha.” In those early years, food staples and supplies were brought in by wagon from Yankton or West Point, being transported mainly during the winter so the rivers might be crossed while frozen.

When the railroad arrived in 1881, insuring the existence of Creighton, it resulted in the near-demise of Bazile Mills to the north.

The next year Main Street was widened, additions were made to the original town, and formal incorporation papers were filed.

More recently the winter of 1948–49, starting with a blizzard in November, brought a resignation to weather's importance in northeast Nebraska.

A newspaper started in 1889, the year a fire destroyed an entire block of the business district.

This prompted the installation of a unique system that took water directly from Bazile Creek and stored it in a wooden tower to be used for fire protection.

In 1894 a volunteer fire department was organized and today it still protects the city with one of the best-equipped units for its size.

Later, Largen started making items such as motion picture projectors, irrigation sprinkler nozzles, and deep fryers.

Creighton became a second class city in 1907, the same year a two-story brick school was built in the south part of town.

The city started a program to hard-surface the streets, and a modern swimming pool was built.

An important milestone was Creighton's centennial, with a full week of celebration, parades, a pageant, and all kinds of entertainment for area residents.

Since agriculture is the main industry, Creighton experiences fluctuations in its economy along with the rural area.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.21 square miles (3.13 km2), all land.

[8] Copyright information: original article featured in Nebraska: Our Towns...North Northeast, A Second Century Publication, Project Coordinator: Jane Graff, Printed by Taylor Publishing Co., Dallas, Texas, 1990.