Our Genealogy Helper
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 Leton (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 Leton. 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 northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the parish to the north 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.
Leton is located in Webster Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Webster Parish: Columbia (AR), Lafayette (AR), Bienville, Bossier & Claiborne.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Leton. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leton:
- Webster Parish (The home parish of Leton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leton, with the one closest to Leton listed first.
- Shongaloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sarepta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cullen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Springhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Minden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dixie Inn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Dubberly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sibley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Doyline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yellow Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Heflin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Buckhorn ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Bienville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Leton, with the one closest to Leton listed first.
- Taylor
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gibsland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Arcadia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bossier Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Leton, with the one closest to Leton listed first.
- Ivan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Bellevue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Princeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Haughton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plain Dealing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eastwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Alden Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
- Espanita Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
- Red Chute
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
- Bodcau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
- Benton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Claiborne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Leton, with the one closest to Leton listed first.
- Blackburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Dykesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
- Haynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Homer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gordon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Arizona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Darley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
- Lisbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Summerfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Sugar Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Weldon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Columbia County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leton, with the one closest to Leton listed first.
- Western
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Western is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Emerson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Emerson is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Welcome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Welcome is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Horsehead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Horsehead is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Taylor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Philadelphia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Calhoun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Village is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Lafayette County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leton, with the one closest to Leton listed first.
- Bradley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Union County (AR)
- Dodge City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dodge City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leton, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Leton.
Cemeteries Near Leton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leton.
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 Leton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leton, with the one closest to Leton listed first.
- Gryder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Hall African-American Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Whitehall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grisby - Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheaton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- Cold Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hodge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Leton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leton, with the one closest to Leton listed first.
- Blackburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Dykesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
- Shongaloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Millerton is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Cotton Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Sarepta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Homer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dorcheat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dorcheat is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcheat
- Plainfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plainfield is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Langston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Langston is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gordon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Ware
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ware is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Ivan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leton.
Newspapers Published in Leton ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leton, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Leton:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Webster Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Bossier Parish
- Claiborne Parish
- Columbia County
- Lafayette County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Leton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Leton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |