The town of Fremont was established in 1848 by William Morrow, who deeply admired General John C. Fremont, also known in American history as the "Great Pathfinder". In honor of him, Morrow named the town after Fremont. This is a town plat of…
The town of Cedar was founded after it was forced to pick a town name by the postmaster, R.W. Moore. So, in 1869, after Moore was already appointed postmaster, he chose the name Cedar because it hadn't been picked yet after he perused the postal…
Leighton was founded on February 9, 1865 by William C. Leighton, John Carver, and W.A. Burt. The town was named after William C. Leighton after the town was platted. Today, the town inhabits about 150, but the community never inhabited more than…
