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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 Leeton (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 Leeton. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Leeton is located in Johnson County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson County: Cass, Henry, Jackson, Lafayette, Pettis & Saline.

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

  • Johnson County     (The home county of Leeton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leeton, with the one closest to Leeton listed first.
    • Henrietta
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cornelia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chilhowee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Warrensburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Centerview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Knob Noster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Greendoor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Quick City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Quick City is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
    • Valley City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Valley City is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
    • Columbus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • La Tour
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • La Tour is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
    • Latour
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Bates County
  • Benton County
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leeton, with the one closest to Leeton listed first.
    • Creighton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Gunn City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Garden City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Strasburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • East Lynne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leeton, with the one closest to Leeton listed first.
    • Bowen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Bowen is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
    • Calhoun
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Calhoun is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Windsor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Norris
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Yolo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Maurine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Maurine is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
    • Blairstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Alberta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Clinton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hartwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartwell is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
    • Urich
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Tightwad
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Tightwad is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • La Due
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • La Due is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leeton, with the one closest to Leeton listed first.
    • Concordia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Emma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Aullville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Aullville is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Lake Lafayette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pettis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leeton, with the one closest to Leeton listed first.
    • Green Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
    • La Monte
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Fork
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
    • Sedalia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Georgetown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hughesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hughesville is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
    • Houstonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Clair County
  • Saline County
    • Sweet Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Leeton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leeton.

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

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

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

  • Mineral Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fewel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wade Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Avery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Greer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (205 more) ...
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Askins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chipman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Leeton had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Leeton had a population of 557 people.

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

  • Post Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Post Oak is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
  • Henrietta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cornelia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shawnee Mound
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shawnee Mound is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Mound
  • Quarles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Quarles is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarles
  • Calhoun
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Calhoun is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Chilhowee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Petersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Petersburg is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Huntingdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntingdale is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdale
  • Windsor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Owsley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Owsley is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
  • Norris
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Warrensburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Garland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Garland is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Maurine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Maurine is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Leeton ...

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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leeton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Leeton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Leeton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Leeton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Leeton.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Leeton:

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>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.
<3>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 Leeton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Leeton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.