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Introduction ...

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 Leander (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 Leander. 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 Parishes/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Leander is located in Vernon Parish.

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

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Vernon Parish: Allen, Beauregard, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine & Newton (TX).

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

  • Vernon Parish     (The home parish of Leander)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leander, with the one closest to Leander listed first.
    • Lacamp
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hicks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Simpson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Simpson is located in Vernon Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <2>
    • Fullerton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Walnut Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walnut Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
      • Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Walnut Hill
      • From Leander to Walnut Hill
    • Pitkin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Dido
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dido. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dido
      • Dido is located in Vernon Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dido
      • From Leander to Dido
    • Cravens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Slagle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slagle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle
      • Slagle is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slagle <2>
    • Fort Polk North
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Alco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kurthwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kurthwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurthwood
      • Kurthwood is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kurthwood <2>
    • Fort Polk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Polk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk
      • Fort Polk is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Polk <2>
  • Allen Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leander, with the one closest to Leander listed first.
    • Elizabeth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
      • Elizabeth is located in Allen Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <2>
    • Mab
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mab have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mab
      • Mab is located in Allen Parish
    • Reids
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reids. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids
      • Reids is located in Allen Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Reids
      • From Leander to Reids
    • Pawnee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pawnee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
      • Pawnee is located in Allen Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pawnee
      • From Leander to Pawnee
    • Marionville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
      • Marionville is located in Allen Parish
    • Grant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <2>
    • Oakdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Allen Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,500 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <2>
    • Tenmile
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tenmile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
      • Tenmile is located in Allen Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tenmile
      • From Leander to Tenmile
    • Cherry Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Ward
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ward. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
      • Ward is located in Allen Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ward
      • From Leander to Ward
    • Mittie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mittie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mittie
      • Mittie is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mittie <2>
  • Beauregard Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leander, with the one closest to Leander listed first.
    • Sugartown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugartown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
      • Sugartown is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugartown <2>
    • Ikes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ikes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
      • Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ikes
      • From Leander to Ikes
  • Grant Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leander, with the one closest to Leander listed first.
    • Fairmount
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairmount. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
      • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairmount
      • From Leander to Fairmount
    • Colfax
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Creola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Creola is located in Grant Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Creola has also been known as:
      • Creola village
    • Stay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leander, with the one closest to Leander listed first.
    • Gorum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorum
      • Gorum is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorum <2>
    • Marco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
      • Marco is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marco
      • From Leander to Marco
    • Cloutierville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Derry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Derry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
      • Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Derry
      • From Leander to Derry
  • Rapides Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leander, with the one closest to Leander listed first.
    • Sieper
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sieper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sieper
      • Sieper is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sieper <2>
    • Hineston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hineston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hineston
      • Hineston is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hineston <2>
    • Hemphill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hemphill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
      • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hemphill
      • From Leander to Hemphill
    • Otis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Otis is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <2>
    • Elmer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer <2>
    • Gardner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <2>
    • Hot Wells
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Mora is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <2>
    • Flatwoods
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Boyce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
      • Boyce is located in Rapides Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <2>
    • Glenmora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenmora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmora
      • Glenmora is located in Rapides Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenmora <2>
    • Longleaf
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longleaf
      • Longleaf is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longleaf <2>
    • McNary
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
      • McNary is located in Rapides Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people

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

Cemeteries Near Leander ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leander.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Smith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Upper Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pisgah Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hardshell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardshell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardshell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scott Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (188 more) ...

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.<6>

While we didn't find Leander in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leander.

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

  • Cora
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
    • Cora is located in Vernon Parish
  • Hineston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hineston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hineston
    • Hineston is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hineston <2>
  • Hemphill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hemphill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
    • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hemphill
    • From Leander to Hemphill
  • Elmer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Elmer is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer <2>
  • Hicks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Milford ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Milford is located in Rapides Parish
  • Melder
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melder
    • Melder is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melder <2>
  • Simpson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Simpson is located in Vernon Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <2>
  • Walnut Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walnut Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Walnut Hill
    • From Leander to Walnut Hill
  • Crane
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
    • Crane is located in Rapides Parish
  • Dido
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dido. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dido
    • Dido is located in Vernon Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dido
    • From Leander to Dido
  • Mora
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Mora is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Boyce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
      • Boyce is located in Rapides Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <2>
    • Gorum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorum
      • Gorum is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorum <2>
    • Weil
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
      • Weil is located in Rapides Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Weil
      • From Leander to Weil

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

Newspapers Published in Leander ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leander.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Leander:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leander. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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- Leander) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leander. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1483, Longitude: -92.8467       In this case, the coordinates for Leander have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Leander, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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