Welcome to Leesville ...

Leesville is located in Kankakee County<1>.

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

Leesville is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Leesville (for example, toward Ambia (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area codes for Leesville: (815) and (779)<4>

Websites for Leesville ...

Junior League:   www.jlkankakee.org/

Communities Also Named Leesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Leesville - they are located in California, Connecticut, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), South Carolina, Texas and Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Leesville ...

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

• Kankakee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
  • Kankakee is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kankakee <5>
• Bourbonnais
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbonnais have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbonnais
  • Bourbonnais is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbonnais <5>
• Bradley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <5>
• Manteno
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
  • Manteno is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteno <5>
• Watseka
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watseka
  • Watseka is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watseka <5>
• Momence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Momence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momence
  • Momence is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Momence <5>
• Kentland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
  • Kentland is located in Newton County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentland <5>
• Limestone
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Limestone is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
• Clifton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <5>
• Grant Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
  • Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 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 Leesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leesville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leesville ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/

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