Welcome to Leta ...
So far, we found very little information about Leta. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Leta to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Leta, please Contact Us.
Leta would have been located within present day Pope County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Leta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Leta is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Leta was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Leta ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Leta - it's located in Missouri.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Leta.
Communities near Leta ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leta.
- Russellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pottsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Atkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caglesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Moreland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Scottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
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 Leta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leta.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leta. 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 Leta.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leta. See our Newspapers Page for Leta.
Adding Leta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Leta 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 Leta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Leta post office opened in 1901. The Leta post office closed in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Leta.
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 Leta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pope, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |