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Welcome to Lecta ...

Lecta is located in Cleburne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lecta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Lecta is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Lecta (for example, toward Mount Zion (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Lecta: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Lecta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lecta - they are located in Kentucky and Ohio.

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

Communities near Lecta ...

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

  • Bremen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
    • Bremen is located in Haralson County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,818 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <4>
  • Tyus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
    • Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
  • Heflin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tallapoosa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bowdon Junction
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Bowdon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
    • Bowdon is located in Carroll County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <4>
  • Mount Zion
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Wedowee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Fairlawn Estates
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
    • Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
  • Waco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
    • Waco is located in Haralson County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <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 Lecta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lecta.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lecta ...

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

Adding Lecta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lecta post office opened in 1882.

We also found Lecta on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lecta.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Cleburne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lecta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Lecta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Lecta area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/