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Welcome to Leigh ...Leigh is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas). Leigh is located in Harrison County<1>. The location of Leigh has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Leigh, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901. Leigh is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Leigh lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Leigh: (903) and (430)<4> Communities Also Named Leigh ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Leigh - they are located in Nebraska, Ontario and South Carolina. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Leigh. Communities near Leigh ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leigh.
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 Leigh. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leigh. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leigh. 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 Leigh. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leigh. See our Newspapers Page for Leigh. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leigh ...Looking for more information about Leigh? 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 Leigh, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Leigh. Adding Leigh to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Leigh 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 Leigh was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Leigh in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Leigh post office opened in 1901. For more details, see References and Mentions for Leigh. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leigh. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Harrison County: www.co.harrison.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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