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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Leidygate. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Leidygate to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Leidygate, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Leidygate (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Leidygate. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Leidygate is historic, it would have been located within present day Little River County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Little River County: Hempstead, Howard, Miller, Sevier, McCurtain (OK) & Bowie (TX).
Below are the counties that are near Leidygate. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leidygate:
- Little River County (The home county of Leidygate)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leidygate, with the one closest to Leidygate listed first.
- Alleene
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alleene is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
- Winthrop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Foreman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Ashdown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cerrogordo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cerrogordo is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Yarborough Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Millwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Ogden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leidygate, with the one closest to Leidygate listed first.
- Columbus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- McNab
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Fulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Clow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leidygate, with the one closest to Leidygate listed first.
- Mineral Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saratoga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tollette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Blue Bayou
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Buck Range
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Center Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Dierks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Euclid
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leidygate, with the one closest to Leidygate listed first.
- Texarkana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rondo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rondo is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leidygate, with the one closest to Leidygate listed first.
- Ben Lomond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Horatio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Norwoodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
- Lockesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Paraloma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- Process City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Process City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
- De Queen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gillham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gillham is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- McCurtain County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leidygate, with the one closest to Leidygate listed first.
- Haworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Eagletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Broken Bow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowie County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leidygate, with the one closest to Leidygate listed first.
- Redbank
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Redbank is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Hooks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Leary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Leary is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Red Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Victory City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- New Boston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Boston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Nash
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nash is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <2>
- Wake Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Texarkana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- De Kalb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Redwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leidygate, see our County-by-County Page for Leidygate.
Cemeteries Near Leidygate ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leidygate.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Leidygate - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leidygate covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leidygate, with the one closest to Leidygate listed first.
- Alleene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gravelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Campground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Grounds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- French Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Dollarhide Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Leidygate in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leidygate.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leidygate, with the one closest to Leidygate listed first.
- Rocky Comfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Comfort is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Rankin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rankin is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Ben Lomond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Norwoodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
- Brownstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brownstown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Peytonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peytonville is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonville
- Lockesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Cerrogordo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cerrogordo is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Woodstock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Chapel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Millwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ogden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Hooks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Whaley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Whaley is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leidygate. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leidygate.
Newspapers Published in Leidygate ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leidygate.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leidygate, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leidygate.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Leidygate:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Little River County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hempstead County
- Howard County
- Miller County
- Sevier County
- McCurtain County
- Bowie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Leidygate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leidygate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |