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Welcome to Leavell Woods ...

Leavell Woods is located in Hinds County<1>.

Leavell Woods is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Leavell Woods lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Leavell Woods: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near Leavell Woods ...

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

  • Jackson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pearl
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pearl is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <4>
  • Madison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brandon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ridgeland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Clinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Byram
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Flowood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Richland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Leavell Woods. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leavell Woods.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leavell Woods ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Hinds, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leavell Woods - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Leavell Woods area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Leavell Woods area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.