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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Leedo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Leedo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Leedo, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Leedo (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Leedo. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Leedo is historic, it would have been located within present day Jefferson County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Tensas (LA), Adams, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin & Lincoln.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Leedo. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leedo:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Leedo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leedo, with the one closest to Leedo listed first.
- Harriston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Fayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rodney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leedo, with the one closest to Leedo listed first.
- Selma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Selma is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Jeannette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Amite County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leedo, with the one closest to Leedo listed first.
- Mount Olive
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- O'Neil
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Brookside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Crosby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Bewelcome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leedo, with the one closest to Leedo listed first.
- Port Gibson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Carlisle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Saint Elmo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Westside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Willows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Ingleside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Grand Gulf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Rocky Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leedo, with the one closest to Leedo listed first.
- Allen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bowerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Glancy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Wesson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Myles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Beauregard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Martinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Carpenter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Hazlehurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leedo, with the one closest to Leedo listed first.
- Eddiceton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Bude
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Meadville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McCall Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Roxie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Apple
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Knoxville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leedo, with the one closest to Leedo listed first.
- Caseyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Cobbs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- New Sight
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Brookhaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Montgomery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Norfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Wilkinson County
- Rosetta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Tensas Parish (LA)
- Saint Joseph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leedo, see our County-by-County Page for Leedo.
Cemeteries Near Leedo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leedo.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Leedo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leedo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leedo, with the one closest to Leedo listed first.
- Buie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hickory Block Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sarepta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mormon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McDanial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sixteen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Norton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Griffin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (494 more) ...
- Zumbro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Singletary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Leedo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leedo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leedo, with the one closest to Leedo listed first.
- Union Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Church is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Veto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Veto is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
- McBride
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McBride is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Kennolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kennolia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennolia
- Caseyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- McNair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McNair is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair
- Meadville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Allen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Red Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Stonington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stonington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Harriston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Orange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Roxie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leedo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leedo.
Newspapers Published in Leedo ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leedo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leedo, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leedo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Leedo:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Amite County
- Claiborne County
- Copiah County
- Franklin County
- Lincoln County
- Wilkinson County
- Tensas Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Leedo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leedo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |