Welcome to Leet ...

Leet is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leet, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Leet is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Leet: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities near Leet ...

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

• Madison
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Logan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <5>
• Chapmanville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
  • Chapmanville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapmanville <5>
• Hamlin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
  • Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlin <5>
• West Hamlin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
  • West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
• Danville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <5>
• West Logan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
  • West Logan is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <5>
• Mitchell Heights
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
  • Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
• Big Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Big Creek is located in Logan County
• Banco
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
  • Banco is located in Logan 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 Leet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leet.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leet ...

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

Adding Leet to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Leet post office opened in 1907.

We also found Leet on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leet.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.wv.us/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/