The Creighton cabin is a real place, built about 1874 by James and Catharine (Simeral) Creighton in the rural farming community known locally as Raven Rocks.  This website has grown into a place where we use the real cabin as the epicenter of our research but now find, trace, document, preserve, and share stories and artifacts related to Raven Rocks and the surrounding Captina Creek watershed in southern Belmont County, Ohio.  The main focus is on the 19th century residents and their kin.  

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Below, you'll find a map to which we are always adding facts and stories. 

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Other things you can do through The Creighton Cabin, LLC:

 

• Read articles about families and artifacts from the Captina Creek area, including Raven Rocks and The Creighton Cabin.   

• Learn about the real Creighton cabin.

• Add your 19th Century family on this site, so we know there are still descendants interested in the family history!  ​

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Other sites you can visit to learn more about the area: 

• Discover more about Raven Rocks today and even purchase the book by Elsa Crooks Harper, An Enchanted Childhood at Raven Rocks. 

• Read about Captina Creek and conservation efforts.