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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Leighton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Leighton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Leighton, 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 Leighton (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 Leighton. 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 Leighton is historic, it would have been located within present day Prairie 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 Prairie County: Arkansas, Lonoke, Monroe, White & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Leighton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leighton:
- Prairie County (The home county of Leighton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighton, with the one closest to Leighton listed first.
- Fairmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Ulm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ulm is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Tollville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tollville is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollville
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Screeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Hazen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- De Valls Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Biscoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Biscoe is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
- Fredonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Brasfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brasfield is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighton, with the one closest to Leighton listed first.
- Stuttgart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Parham ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
- Humphrey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Almyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Casscoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Casscoe is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casscoe
- Preston Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Preston Ferry is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ferry
- Bayou Meto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- De Witt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett's Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
- Saint Charles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighton, with the one closest to Leighton listed first.
- Wabbaseka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Altheimer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Sherrill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Cornerstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Richardson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Rob Roy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Madding
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Wright
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Reydell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Reydell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydell
- Pastoria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Lincoln County
- Sarassa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighton, with the one closest to Leighton listed first.
- Humnoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Allport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Parkers Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
- Seaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Coy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Carlisle
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bayou Meto
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- McCreanor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- England
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sisemore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Cobbs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Keo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighton, with the one closest to Leighton listed first.
- Roe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Clarendon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Lawrenceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Pine City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Pulaski County
- Scott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leighton, see our County-by-County Page for Leighton.
Cemeteries Near Leighton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leighton.
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 Leighton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leighton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leighton, with the one closest to Leighton listed first.
- Talman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- The Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54848 <3>
- Tate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Geridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Belcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Love Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flynn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- Hamilton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gumwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Leighton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leighton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leighton, with the one closest to Leighton listed first.
- Fairmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Goldman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Goldman is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman
- Stuttgart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Parham ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
- Humphrey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tomberlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tomberlin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomberlin
- Wabbaseka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Almyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Screeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Casscoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Casscoe is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casscoe
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hazen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Carlisle
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Olena
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Olena is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leighton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leighton.
Newspapers Published in Leighton ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leighton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leighton, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leighton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Leighton:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Prairie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Lonoke County
- Monroe County
- Pulaski 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 Leighton, 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leighton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |