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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lehrton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lehrton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lehrton, please Contact Us.
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 Lehrton (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 Lehrton. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Lehrton is historic, it would have been located within present day Sunflower County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sunflower County: Bolivar, Coahoma, Humphreys, Leflore, Tallahatchie & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Lehrton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lehrton:
- Sunflower County (The home county of Lehrton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lehrton, with the one closest to Lehrton listed first.
- Ruleville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- White City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Halstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- Doddsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Drew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Whitney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Roundaway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Sunflower
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Faisonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Rome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Indianola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Moorhead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lehrton, with the one closest to Lehrton listed first.
- Boyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Renova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Merigold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Bayou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Victor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Victor is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Winstonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Pace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pace is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Choctaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Longshot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Mound City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mound City is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Carroll County
- Avalon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Avalon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Coahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lehrton, with the one closest to Lehrton listed first.
- Roundaway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Africa ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Dublin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Claremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Hopson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lehrton, with the one closest to Lehrton listed first.
- McNutt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Schlater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Minter City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Sunnyside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Shellmound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Money
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Itta Bena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Loring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Greenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Roebuck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Browning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Sidon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Quitman County
- Vance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lehrton, with the one closest to Lehrton listed first.
- Glendora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Albin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Swan Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Sumner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Webb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Tutwiler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leverett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lehrton, with the one closest to Lehrton listed first.
- Helm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Napanee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Dunleith
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Leland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Metcalfe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Desha County (AR)
- Napoleon ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Napoleon is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lehrton, see our County-by-County Page for Lehrton.
Cemeteries Near Lehrton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lehrton.
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 Lehrton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lehrton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lehrton, with the one closest to Lehrton listed first.
- Lehrton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Moorehouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marlow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Delta Heights Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Drew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Bayou Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.
Lehrton itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lehrton, with the one closest to Lehrton listed first.
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Boyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- O'Reilly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- O'Reilly is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Reilly
- Renova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Merigold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- McNutt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Mound Bayou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Faisonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Rixwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rixwood is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixwood
- Sunnyside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Minter City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Choctaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glendora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lehrton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lehrton.
Newspapers Published in Lehrton ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lehrton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lehrton, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lehrton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Lehrton:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Sunflower County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Carroll County
- Coahoma County
- Leflore County
- Quitman County
- Tallahatchie County
- Washington County
- Desha County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 Lehrton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lehrton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |