Welcome to Leatha ...
Leatha is located in Magoffin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Leatha, you might consider that their post office opened in 1922.
Leatha is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Leatha lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Leatha: 606
Communities near Leatha ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leatha.
- Paintsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Prestonsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
- Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <3>
- West Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salyersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blaine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maggard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
- Oil Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Cisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Cisco is located in Magoffin County
- Logville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
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 Leatha. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leatha.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leatha. 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 Leatha.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leatha. See our Newspapers Page for Leatha.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leatha ...
Looking for more information about Leatha? 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 Leatha, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Leatha.
Adding Leatha to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Leatha 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 Leatha was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Leatha post office opened in 1922.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Leatha.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Magoffin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leatha - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |