Welcome to Ledocio ...

Ledocio is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ledocio, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Ledocio is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Ledocio, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Ledocio: 606

Communities near Ledocio ...

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

• Paintsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Paintsville
  • From Ledocio to Paintsville
• Louisa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Louisa is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Louisa
  • From Ledocio to Louisa
• Fort Gay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Gay
  • From Ledocio to Fort Gay
• Inez
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Inez is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Inez
  • From Ledocio to Inez
• Blaine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Blaine
  • From Ledocio to Blaine
• Cordell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cordell is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cordell
  • From Ledocio to Cordell
• Georges Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Georges Creek
  • From Ledocio to Georges Creek
• Irad ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Irad is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irad
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Irad
  • From Ledocio to Irad
• Wilbur ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wilbur
  • From Ledocio to Wilbur
• Ben Bow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ben Bow
  • From Ledocio to Ben Bow

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ledocio ...

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

Adding Ledocio to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ledocio 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 Ledocio was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ledocio post office opened in 1909. The Ledocio post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ledocio.