Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Leighton had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Leighton had a population of 754 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Leighton, with the one closest to Leighton listed first.
- Bingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Edmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Town Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- South Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Littleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscumbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hatton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Courtland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mars Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Bailey Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Saint Florian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Newburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Jacksonburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Rogersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <2>
- Waco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Mount Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Landersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Landersville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landersville
- Mountain Home
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Comer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Leighton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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