Welcome to Leanderville ...

Leanderville is located in Randolph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leanderville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Leanderville is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Leanderville lies within the (618) area code.

Communities near Leanderville ...

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

• Perryville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Perry County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <3>
• Chester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
• Pinckneyville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
  • Pinckneyville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinckneyville <3>
• Sparta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <3>
• Steeleville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleville
  • Steeleville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steeleville <3>
• Percy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
  • Percy is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percy <3>
• Coulterville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
  • Coulterville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coulterville <3>
• Evansville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Evansville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <3>
• Ava
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ava have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
  • Ava is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <3>
• Willisville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
  • Willisville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leanderville ...

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

Adding Leanderville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leanderville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Leanderville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Leanderville post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leanderville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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