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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.

  • Burschville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Burschville is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burschville
  • Maple Plain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Corcoran
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ditter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ditter is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditter
  • Long Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hanover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Delano
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Spring Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Minnetonka Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Minnetonka Beach is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
  • Wayzata
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Plymouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Maple Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Woodland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodland is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Rogers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rogers is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,623 people
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  • Minnetrista
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Excelsior
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Osseo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Osseo is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,703 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osseo <2>
  • Dayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Bonifacius
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Minnetonka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Minnetonka Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Minnetonka Mills is located in Hennepin County
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  • Crystal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Watertown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Victoria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Robbinsdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Champlin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Otsego
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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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