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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Leonards. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Leonards to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Leonards, 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 Leonards (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 Leonards. 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 and hospitals 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 Leonards is historic, it would have been located within present day Calhoun County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calhoun County: Bay, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson & Liberty.

Below are the counties that are near Leonards. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leonards:

  • Calhoun County     (The home county of Leonards)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leonards, with the one closest to Leonards listed first.
    • Chipola
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
    • Blountstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • McNeal is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
    • Clarksville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Altha
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ocheesee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
    • Marysville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Kinard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leonards, with the one closest to Leonards listed first.
    • Fountain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Youngstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Gadsden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leonards, with the one closest to Leonards listed first.
    • Sycamore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • River Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
    • Greensboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Chattahoochee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gretna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Douglas City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
  • Gulf County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leonards, with the one closest to Leonards listed first.
    • Wetappo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wetappo is located in Gulf County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetappo
    • Wewahitchka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leonards, with the one closest to Leonards listed first.
    • Cypress
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Grand Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Inwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Inwood is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Sneads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Marianna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Alford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Butler is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Steele City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Steele City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
    • Two Egg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Two Egg is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Egg
    • Greenwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Parramore ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Parramore is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parramore
    • Cottondale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bascom
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leonards, with the one closest to Leonards listed first.
    • Bristol
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Estiffanulga
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
    • Lewis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lewis is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Hosford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Telogia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Central City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Central City is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Washington County
    • Wausau
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Decatur County (GA)
    • Recovery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
  • Seminole County (GA)
    • Butlers Ferry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leonards, see our County-by-County Page for Leonards.

Cemeteries Near Leonards ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leonards.

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 Leonards - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leonards covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leonards, with the one closest to Leonards listed first.

  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Victory Hill Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Boggs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nettle Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ayers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Edenfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Barfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Graves Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pippin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chipola Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (106 more) ...
    • Ritchards Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Atkins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Barton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Leonards in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leonards.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Leonards, with the one closest to Leonards listed first.

  • Chipola
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
  • Blountstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Selman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Selman is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman
  • Abe Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Abe Springs is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abe Springs
  • Bristol
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ocheesee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
  • Alliance
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Alliance is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Marysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Estiffanulga
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
  • Rock Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Rock Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
  • Cypress
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Inwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Inwood is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lewis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lewis is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Orange
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Orange is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Sycamore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leonards. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leonards.

Newspapers Published in Leonards ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leonards.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leonards, 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 Leonards.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Leonards:

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 Leonards, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leonards) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.