Leadington, Missouri

Overview

• Location: St. Francois County, Missouri
• Legal status: Fourth-class city
• Population: 206 (Change since 1990: +2.5%)
• Founded: 1902 by the Federal Land Company
• Name origin: lead

Geography

• Located near US 67 and MO 32 interchange just outside Park Hills
• Latitude: 37°50'15" N   (+37.8375)
• Longitude: 90°29'10" W   (-90.4861)
• Civil township: St. Francois
• Land area: 0.68 square miles (435.8 acres)

As the crow flies, Leadington is...

• 1.4 miles E of Park Hills
• 1.5 miles W of Hurryville
• 2.2 miles SE of St. Francois
• 3.0 miles E of Derby
• 3.1 miles SE of Desloge
• 3.5 miles SE of Highley Heights
• 3.5 miles W of Ogborn
• 4.5 miles SE of Gumbo
• 4.5 miles NE of Loughboro
• 5.1 miles E of Mitchell
• 56.7 miles S of St. Louis
• 63.1 miles NW of Cape Girardeau

History

Name origin

Named for the local lead mining industry

Timeline

1902

Federal Land Company founded Leadington as an employee housing area for the lead mines

Aug. 28, 1959

Leadington incorporated as a village to prevent the town from being annexed into Flat River

Jun. 1, 1976

Leadington voted to become a fourth class city

Demographics