Jamestown in Russell County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Creelsboro

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 6, 2024

1. Creelsboro Marker

Inscription. Laid out, 1809, named for Elijah and Elza Creel, pioneers whose son, Reuben, served US in Mexico; his son Enrique served Mexico in US. An interpreter for Gen. W. T. Ward during Mexican War, Reuben stayed on there, was appointed US Consul, 1863, by Pres. Lincoln. Enrique was Governor of Chihuahua State, 1903 to 1906, and Mexican Ambassador to US, 1906 to 1909.

Erected 1967 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1109.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, Mexican-American. A significant historical year for this entry is 1809.

Location. 36° 53.11′ N, 85° 11.863′ W. Marker is in Jamestown, Kentucky, in Russell County. It is at the intersection of Kentucky 379 and Kentucky Road 1058, on the right when traveling north on Kentucky 379. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4895 KY-379, Jamestown KY 42629, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Lake Cumberland Region

and specifically in the Pennyroyal Region.

It is also in the American

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South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sen. Ed P. Warinner / Seventy-Six Falls (approx. 8.4 miles away); Jamestown Skirmishes (approx. 10.1 miles away); Russell County (approx. 10.1 miles away); Russell County World War I Memorial (approx. 10.1 miles away); In Memory of those who died for God and Country (approx. 10.1 miles away); Bible Mission School / Bible Mission School and Orphanage (approx. 10.2 miles away); The History of Cumberland County (approx. 11½ miles away); Dedicated to Dr. Joseph Schickel (approx. 11½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jamestown.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 6, 2024

2. Creelsboro Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 319 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.