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Do you know of Leslie ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Leslie. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Leslie.

We found mention of Leslie as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Tazewell County, Illinois.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Leslie ...

We found 25 communities that share the name Leslie.

Within Illinois, the name Leslie is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 23 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Chilton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Leslie [Chilton County].
      • Clay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Leslie [Clay County].
    • Arkansas
      • Searcy County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Leslie [Searcy County].
    • Colorado
      • Washington County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Leslie [Washington County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Leslie [Hillsborough County].
    • Georgia
      • Sumter County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Leslie [Sumter County].
    • Idaho
      • Custer County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Leslie [Custer County].
    • Iowa
      • Clarke County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Leslie [Clarke County].
    • Kansas
      • Reno County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Leslie [Reno County].
    • Kentucky
      • Cumberland County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Leslie [Cumberland County].
    • Louisiana
      • Bossier Parish
      • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Leslie [Bossier Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Leslie [Cecil County].
    • Michigan
      • Ingham County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Leslie [Ingham County].
    • Missouri
      • Benton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Leslie [Benton County].
      • Franklin County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Leslie [Franklin County].
    • New York
      • Niagara County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Leslie [Niagara County].
    • Ohio
      • Fulton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Leslie [Fulton County].
      • Van Wert County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Leslie [Van Wert County].
    • Quebec
      • Please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Leslie.
    • Saskatchewan
      • Please visit our profile page for the Saskatchewan community of Leslie.
    • Texas
      • Hidalgo County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Leslie [Hidalgo County].
      • Waller County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Leslie [Waller County].
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Leslie [Roanoke County].
    • West Virginia
      • Greenbrier County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Leslie [Greenbrier County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Lafayette County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Leslie [Lafayette County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Leslie ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Leslie:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Leslie - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

More Orphans in  Tazewell County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Tazewell County.

Bradley 
Bridge JunctionMackinaw Dells
 Mackinaw Falls
CenterMadison
CincinnatiMenert
ClevelandMontpelier
Collier's 
ColtsNormandale
  
DanforthOssami Lake
  
Farmdale JunctionPekin Junction
Felker 
 Sand Prairie
HainesSands
HainesvilleShaferville
HamiltonSpring Garden
HancockSpring Lake
Hilliard 
Hong KongTullamore
Hope Mines 
 Valley View
Lake Erie JunctionVicic
Liberty 
Little DetroitWashington Junction
Lower PeoriaWesley Junction

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Leslie could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.









 

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