Welcome to Leigo ...
So far, we found very little information about Leigo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Leigo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Leigo, please Contact Us.
Leigo was located in the Arkansas Ozarks.
Leigo would have been located within present day Searcy County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Leigo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1918.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Leigo is 2,130 feet [649 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Leigo is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Leigo was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Leigo was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities near Leigo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leigo.
- Marshall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jasper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Western Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Saint Joe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pindall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Gilbert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Witt's Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Mount Judea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Blanco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Tilly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Leigo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leigo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leigo. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leigo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leigo. See our Newspapers Page for Leigo.
Adding Leigo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Leigo in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Leigo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Leigo post office opened in 1918. The Leigo post office closed in 1931.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Leigo.
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 Leigo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Searcy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leigo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Leigo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Leigo area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |