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Welcome to Leamington ...

Leamington is located in Gallatin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leamington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Leamington is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Leamington: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named Leamington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Leamington - they are located in Kentucky, Nova Scotia, Ontario, South Carolina and Utah.

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

Communities near Leamington ...

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

  • Harrisburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Eldorado
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sturgis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Sturgis is located in Union County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <4>
  • Carrier Mills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
    • Former names for Carrier Mills:
    • Carriers Mills
    • Morrilsville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <4>
  • Shawneetown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosiclare
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ridgway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Equality
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Raleigh
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cave-In-Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
    • Cave-In-Rock village

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 Leamington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leamington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leamington ...

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

Adding Leamington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leamington 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 (so far) for Leamington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Leamington post office opened in 1879. The Leamington post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leamington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Gallatin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leamington - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Leamington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Leamington 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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