Place:Creetown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

source: Family History Library Catalog

From the Gazetteer for Scotland:

"Creetown lies on the east bank of the River Cree, 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Newton Stewart. It dates from 1785 when a cotton mill was erected by James McCulloch of Barholm. Six years later in 1791 Creetown was created a burgh of barony. The majority of its houses have been built using local granite which was shipped from the area in large quantities in the 19th Century. Local attractions include a Heritage Museum and a Gem Rock Museum."

Creetown was located in the parish of Kirkmabreck in the former County of Kirkcudbrightshire in southwest Scotland. This area is now part of the unitary authority called the Dumfries & Galloway Council Area.

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