Welcome to Lehrton ...
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.
Lehrton would have been located within present day Sunflower County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lehrton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lehrton is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Lehrton was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Lehrton was located: 662 & 471<4>
Communities near Lehrton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lehrton.
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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
- Shelby
(18 miles [29 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
- Drew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Bayou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- 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
- Boyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lehrton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lehrton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lehrton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lehrton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lehrton. See our Newspapers Page for Lehrton.
Adding Lehrton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lehrton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Lehrton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lehrton post office opened in 1879. The Lehrton post office closed in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lehrton.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Sunflower, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lehrton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Lehrton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Lehrton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |