RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Maryland >> Howard County >> Leishear VillageIndex...

Welcome to Leishear Village ...

Leishear Village is located in Howard County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Leishear Village: Leishear Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Leishear Village is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Leishear Village ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.howardchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Leishear Village, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Leishear Village ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Gaithersburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bowie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <3>
  • College Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Laurel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <3>
  • Greenbelt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <3>
  • Hyattsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Takoma Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Carrollton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leishear Village ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leishear Village - 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.