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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 hospitals 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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
      • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
    • Fayette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <2>
    • Rodney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
      • Rodney is located in Jefferson County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Adams County
    • Jeannette
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeannette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
      • Jeannette is located in Adams County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Amite County
    • Brookside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Brookside is located in Amite County
    • Crosby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Thompson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Amite County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
    • Saint Elmo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
      • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
    • Westside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
      • Westside is located in Claiborne County
    • Willows
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
      • Willows is located in Claiborne County
    • Grand Gulf
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
      • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
    • Rocky Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
      • Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
  • Copiah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leedo, with the one closest to Leedo listed first.
    • Bowerton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
      • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
    • Glancy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glancy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
      • Glancy is located in Copiah County
    • Wesson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
      • Wesson is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <2>
    • Myles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
      • Myles is located in Copiah County
    • Beauregard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
      • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Martinsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
      • Martinsville is located in Copiah County
    • Carpenter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
      • Carpenter is located in Copiah County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
      • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
    • Bude
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
      • Bude is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <2>
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Franklin County
    • Roxie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
      • Roxie is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <2>
    • White Apple
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Apple have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
      • White Apple is located in Franklin County
    • Garden City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Franklin County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
    • Cobbs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
      • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
    • New Sight
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
      • New Sight is located in Lincoln County
    • Brookhaven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Montgomery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
    • Norfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
      • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
  • Wilkinson County
    • Rosetta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
      • Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
  • 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.

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]<4>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buie Cemetery
  • Hickory Block Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Block Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Block Cemetery
  • Sarepta Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarepta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarepta Cemetery
  • Cool Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cool Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cool Springs Cemetery
  • Union Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Church Cemetery
  • Mormon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mormon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mormon Cemetery
  • McDanial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDanial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDanial Cemetery
  • Sixteen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sixteen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sixteen Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
  • Norton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norton Cemetery
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (490 more) ...
    • Zumbro Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zumbro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zumbro Cemetery
    • Wright Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Singletary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Singletary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Singletary Cemetery

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Church have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
    • Union Church is located in Jefferson County
  • Veto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
    • Veto is located in Franklin County
  • McBride
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
    • McBride is located in Jefferson County
  • Kennolia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennolia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennolia
    • Kennolia is located in Franklin County
  • Caseyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
    • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
  • McNair
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair
    • McNair is located in Jefferson County
  • Meadville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Allen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Allen is located in Copiah County
  • Red Lick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
    • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
  • Stonington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
    • Stonington is located in Jefferson County
  • Harriston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Franklin County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fayette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <2>
    • Orange
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Orange is located in Franklin County
    • Roxie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
      • Roxie is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <2>

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.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leedo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leedo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6474, Longitude: -90.8445       In this case, the coordinates for Leedo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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