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Welcome to Leesville ...

Leesville is located in Kankakee County<1>.

Leesville is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Leesville (for example, toward Ambia (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Leesville: 815 & 779<3>

Communities Also Named Leesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Leesville - they are located in California, Connecticut, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), South Carolina, Texas and Virginia (3).

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

Websites for Leesville ...

Junior League:   www.jlkankakee.org/

Communities near Leesville ...

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

  • Kankakee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bourbonnais
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Manteno
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Watseka
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Momence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Kentland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Limestone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Limestone is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Clifton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Grant Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leesville ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Kankakee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leesville - 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Leesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Leesville 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.