Welcome to Leatherwood ...

Leatherwood is located in Menifee County<1>.

Leatherwood is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Leatherwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Leatherwood: 606

Communities Also Named Leatherwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Leatherwood: This one is located in Menifee County and the other is located in Perry County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 12 communities that are also named Leatherwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Virginia and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Leatherwood ...

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

• Morehead
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Morehead is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead <3>
• West Liberty
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • West Liberty is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <3>
• Jeffersonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jeffersonville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <3>
• Owingsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Owingsville is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owingsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owingsville <3>
• Frenchburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Frenchburg is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchburg <3>
• Salt Lick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Salt Lick is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Lick <3>
• Lakeview Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
• Ebon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ebon is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebon
• Korea
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Korea is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
• Suddith
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Suddith is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suddith

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leatherwood ...

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