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Welcome to Leatherwood ...

Leatherwood is located in Calhoun County<1>.


The location of Leatherwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Leatherwood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Leatherwood is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Leatherwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Leatherwood (for example, toward Tallapoosa (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Leatherwood: (256) and (938)<4>

Websites for Leatherwood ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.calhounchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Leatherwood, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Leatherwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Leatherwood - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Virginia and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Leatherwood.

Communities near Leatherwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leatherwood.

  • Oxford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Anniston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jacksonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <5>
  • Rainbow City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Southside
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
    • Southside is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <5>
  • Lincoln
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <5>
  • Glencoe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Etowah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <5>
  • Hokes Bluff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
    • Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <5>
  • Heflin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Weaver
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Weaver is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people

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 Leatherwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leatherwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leatherwood. 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 Leatherwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leatherwood. See our Newspapers Page for Leatherwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leatherwood ...

Looking for more information about Leatherwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Leatherwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Leatherwood.

Adding Leatherwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leatherwood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Leatherwood was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Leatherwood on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leatherwood.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leatherwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhouncounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leatherwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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