Welcome to Leesburg ...

Leesburg is located in Fulton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leesburg, 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.

Leesburg is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Leesburg lies within the (309) area code.

Communities Also Named Leesburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Leesburg - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi (2), New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Leesburg ...

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

• Beardstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
  • Beardstown is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beardstown <4>
• Havana
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Havana is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <4>
• Rushville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <4>
• Lewistown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
• Cuba
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
• Vermont
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
  • Vermont is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermont <4>
• Chandlerville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlerville
  • Chandlerville is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chandlerville <4>
• Industry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
  • Industry is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <4>
• Ipava
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ipava have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipava
  • Ipava is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ipava <4>
• Table Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Grove
  • Table Grove is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Table Grove <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leesburg ...

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

Adding Leesburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leesburg 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 Leesburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leesburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov