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) - Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Edmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Hunter ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Town Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Creek <4>
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - South Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Florence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Littleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beach Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
- Sheffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <4>
- Tuscumbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscumbia
- Tuscumbia is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,462 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscumbia <4>
- Hatton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Courtland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Courtland <4>
- Mars Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Bailey Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bailey Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Saint Florian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Florian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Newburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Jacksonburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacksonburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Rogersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <4>
- Waco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Mount Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,758 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <4>
- Landersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landersville
- Landersville is located in Lawrence County
- Mountain Home
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Home. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Comer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Colbert County: www.colbertcounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |