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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Leesburg (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Leesburg. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Leesburg is located in Lee County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lee County: Crisp, Dougherty, Sumter, Terrell & Worth.

Below are the counties that are near Leesburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leesburg:

  • Lee County     (The home county of Leesburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
    • Palmyra
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Lee County
    • Philema
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
      • Philema is located in Lee County
    • Smithville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chokee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
  • Baker County
    • Newton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
    • Holt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Holt is located in Calhoun County
    • Leary
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
      • Leary is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leary <2>
    • Morgan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Crisp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
    • Milldale ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milldale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Milldale is located in Crisp County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
    • Arabi
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Cordele
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dougherty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
    • Dawson Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
      • Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
    • Hinds
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
      • Hinds is located in Dougherty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
    • Lake Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
      • Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
    • Relswood Terrace
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Relswood Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
      • Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
    • Turner City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
      • Turner City is located in Dougherty County
    • Albany
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Dougherty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,839 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
    • Colonial Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
    • East Towne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
      • East Towne is located in Dougherty County
    • Elon Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
      • Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
    • Eugemar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eugemar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
      • Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
    • West Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
      • West Town is located in Dougherty County
    • Tompkins Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkins Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Village
      • Tompkins Village is located in Dougherty County
    • Eleanor Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
      • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
    • De Witt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Witt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
    • Baconton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Flint
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Flint is located in Mitchell County
    • Greenough
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
      • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
    • Five Points
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Randolph County
    • Shellman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Brooksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
      • Brooksville is located in Randolph County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
    • Sumter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
      • Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • De Soto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Leslie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Leslie is located in Sumter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <2>
    • Cobb
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Thalean
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thalean have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
      • Thalean is located in Sumter County
    • Americus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Sumter County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
    • Plains
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Shiloh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
    • Concord
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Sumter County
  • Terrell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
    • Sasser
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sasser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sasser
      • Sasser is located in Terrell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sasser <2>
    • Bronwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Olivers Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
      • Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
    • Dawson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Herod
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herod have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
      • Herod is located in Terrell County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
    • Clarks Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
      • Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
    • Yeomans
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeomans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
      • Yeomans is located in Terrell County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
    • Parrott
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
      • Parrott is located in Terrell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrott <2>
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
    • Hobby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
      • Hobby is located in Turner County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
    • Ashburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
    • Leveretts
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leveretts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
      • Leveretts is located in Webster County
    • Weston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Webster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <2>
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
    • Oakfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
      • Oakfield is located in Worth County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakfield <2>
    • Warwick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Dougherty
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
      • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
    • Cuffietown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuffietown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
      • Cuffietown is located in Worth County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 186 people
    • Alfords
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfords have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
      • Alfords is located in Worth County
    • Sylvester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
      • Sylvester is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <2>
    • Bridgeboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
    • Poulan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poulan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulan
      • Poulan is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulan <2>
    • Sumner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leesburg, see our County-by-County Page for Leesburg.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Leesburg ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leesburg.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Leesburg. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Leesburg and those printed in the larger area surrounding Leesburg.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of Leesburg.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Leesburg:

Cemeteries Near Leesburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leesburg.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leesburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.

  • Leesburg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leesburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leesburg Cemetery
  • Lowe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowe Cemetery
  • Palmyra Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmyra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmyra Cemetery
  • Thundering Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thundering Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thundering Springs Cemetery
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
  • Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
  • Huckby Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huckby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huckby Cemetery
  • Crown Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crown Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crown Hill Cemetery
  • Old Mt. Horeb Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mt. Horeb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Horeb Cemetery
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
  • Greater Macedonia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greater Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greater Macedonia Cemetery
  • Continue List   (188 more) ...
    • Pinder Town Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinder Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinder Town Cemetery
    • Larramore Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larramore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larramore Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Leesburg had a population of 442 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Leesburg had a population of 3,080 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.

  • Palmyra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
    • Palmyra is located in Lee County
  • Armena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armena
    • Armena is located in Lee County
  • Albany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Albany is located in Dougherty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,839 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
  • Ruark ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruark
    • Ruark is located in Dougherty County
  • Sasser
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sasser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sasser
    • Sasser is located in Terrell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sasser <2>
  • Smithville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chokee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
    • Chokee is located in Lee County
  • Bronwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sumter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Sumter is located in Sumter County
  • Acree
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acree
    • Acree is located in Dougherty County
  • Doles
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles
    • Doles is located in Worth County
  • Warwick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • De Soto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Leslie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Leslie is located in Sumter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <2>
    • Dawson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leesburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leesburg.

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The official website for Lee County: www.lee.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leesburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7325, Longitude: -84.1696    
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Leesburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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