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Welcome to Leesdale ...

Leesdale is located in Morgan County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Leesdale, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Leesdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Leesdale is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Leesdale: (256) & (938)<4>

Websites for Leesdale ...

Junior League:   www.jlmorgancounty.com/

Communities Also Named Leesdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Leesdale - they are located in California and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Leesdale ...

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

  • Decatur
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Decatur is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
    • Former names for Decatur:
    • Albany
    • New Decatur
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
  • Cullman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullman have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullman
    • Cullman is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullman <5>
  • Hartselle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Priceville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Trinity
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Trinity is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <5>
  • Good Hope
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Good Hope is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
  • Triana
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triana have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
    • Triana is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Flint City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
    • Flint City is located in Morgan County
  • Somerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Somerville is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
  • South Vinemont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Vinemont have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
    • South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 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 Leesdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leesdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leesdale ...

Looking for more information about Leesdale? 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 Leesdale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Leesdale.

Adding Leesdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leesdale 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 Leesdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Leesdale post office opened in 1879.

We also found Leesdale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leesdale.

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

The official website for Morgan County: www.co.morgan.al.us/

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 Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leesdale - 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.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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