(and later a grist mill) here into the 1880s. In 1887 this sawmill in Leighton was destroyed in a fire. Native Americans were a common sight in Stiles and Leighton as one of their burial grounds was located in Leighton.

The John Leigh settlement in Leighton, Wisconsin was located approximately 1.4 mile east of the Stiles Junction station on County Highway 22 near the Little River. A