Welcome to Leroy ...

Leroy is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leroy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Leroy is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Leroy lies within the (251) area code.

The ZIP code for Leroy: 36548<3>

Communities Also Named Leroy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Leroy - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Leroy ...

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

• Jackson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Grove Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
  • Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <4>
• Chatom
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
  • Chatom is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <4>
• Coffeeville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
  • Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <4>
• McIntosh
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
  • McIntosh is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <4>
• Bassetts Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassetts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
  • Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
• Stave Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
  • Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
• Saint Stephen's
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen's
  • Saint Stephen's is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Stephen's <4>
• Wagarville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagarville
  • Wagarville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagarville <4>
• Sunflower
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
  • Sunflower is located in Washington 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 Leroy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leroy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leroy ...

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

Adding Leroy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Leroy post office opened in 1896.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leroy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountyalgov.com

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/