Welcome to Leesburg ...

Leesburg is located in Lemhi County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Leesburg, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leesburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Leesburg is 6,650 feet [2,027 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Leesburg is 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Leesburg lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Leesburg: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Leesburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Leesburg - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi (2), New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Leesburg ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Leesburg.

• Salmon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
  • Salmon is located in Lemhi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salmon <6>
• Carmen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen
  • Carmen is located in Lemhi County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmen <6>
• Cobalt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
  • Cobalt is located in Lemhi County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobalt <6>
• North Fork
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
  • North Fork is located in Lemhi County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Fork <6>
• Shoup
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoup have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoup
  • Shoup is located in Lemhi County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoup <6>
• Gibbonsville
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbonsville
  • Gibbonsville is located in Lemhi County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbonsville <6>
• Tendoy
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendoy
  • Tendoy is located in Lemhi County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tendoy <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Leesburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leesburg.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leesburg ...

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

Adding Leesburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leesburg 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 Leesburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leesburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/