Leighton is a ghost town in Stiles Junction, Oconto County, Wisconsin.
The town established a post office in 1882 and it remained in operation for 4 years before being discontinued in 1886.
[1][2] Leighton was located approximately 1 mile west of Stiles Junction on County Highway 22.
[3] The town of Leighton was named for the Leigh family who had lived in the area and also established a mill nearby.
[6] In 1886, a forest fire that had been raging in the county burnt down a local farmers barn.