Welcome to Leverett ...

Leverett is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leverett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Leverett is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Leverett lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Leverett: (706) & (762)<4>

Websites for Leverett ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.lincolncountyga.org/

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

Communities Also Named Leverett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Leverett - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Leverett ...

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

• Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
  • Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
• McCormick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
  • McCormick is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCormick <5>
• Lincolnton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
  • Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <5>
• Hamilton Crossroads
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
  • Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
• Hesters Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
  • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
• Parksville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
  • Parksville is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parksville <5>
• Troy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Greenwood County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Plum Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Branch
  • Plum Branch is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum Branch <5>
• Goshen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Lincoln County
• Loce
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
  • Loce is located in Lincoln County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leverett ...

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

Adding Leverett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leverett 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 Leverett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Leverett post office opened in 1881.

We also found Leverett on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leverett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.lincolncountyga.com

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/