Welcome to Leedo ...
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.
Leedo would have been located within present day Jefferson County<2>.
The location of Leedo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Leedo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Leedo is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Leedo was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Leedo would have been located in the (601) and (769)<5> area codes.
Communities near Leedo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leedo.
- 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 <6>
- 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 <6>
- 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 <6>
- Meadville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Meadville is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <6>
- Eddiceton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Eddiceton 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
- Harriston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Harriston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriston <6>
- McCall Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Creek
- McCall Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCall Creek <6>
- Red Lick
(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
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 Leedo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leedo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leedo. 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 Leedo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leedo. See our Newspapers Page for Leedo.
Adding Leedo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Leedo in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Leedo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Leedo post office opened in 1905.
We also found Leedo on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Leedo.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leedo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |