Creighton is a vibrant community with an intriguing past and promising future. It was named after Thomas Creighton, a prospector who came to the area to find his fortune in the early 1900s. He staked a claim on the Flin Flon Lake ore body in January 1915. This became the original producing mine for the Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Company, the area's major employer.
One of the stakes used to mark his claim is on display at the Creighton Royal Northwest Mounted Police Post Museum.
Although Thomas Creighton sold his shares to this property in 1922, he continued to seek out new adventures and spent the latter part of his life in the community named after him. A monument located on the corner of Main Street and 1st Avenue by the Creighton Community School is dedicated to him.
After WWII, the Saskatchewan Department of Natural Resources surveyed a town site, and residential/business property became available. The Town of Creighton was incorporated as a village in 1952, and was raised to town status in 1957.
