Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Leighton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Leighton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Leighton listed first.
- Thibodaux
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Schriever
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thibodaux Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thibodaux Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux Junction
- Labadieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chacahoula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
- Albemarle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Albemarle is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
- Ewing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ewing is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Gibson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Central
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Ellendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ellendale is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Bertie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bertie is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertie
- Saint James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crescent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crescent is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Napoleonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Convent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Southdown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southdown is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown
- Houma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raceland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Remy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Remy is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Hester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hester is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Plattenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amelia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vacherie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paincourtville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ramos
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ramos is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramos
- Welcome
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Welcome is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Paulina
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Central
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
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. |
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