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Welcome to Leeco ...

Leeco is primarily located in Lee County<1>. A portion of Leeco extends into Wolfe County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leeco, you might consider that their post office opened in 1920.

Leeco is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Leeco: 606

Communities near Leeco ...

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

  • Stanton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Irvine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jeffersonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Beattyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Clay City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ravenna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Frenchburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Campton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Booneville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • South Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • South Fork is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leeco ...

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

Adding Leeco to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Leeco post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leeco.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leeco - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/