Welcome to Leedy ...
Leedy is located in Tishomingo County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Leedy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
Leedy is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Leedy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Leedy: 662 & 471<3>
Communities Also Named Leedy ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Leedy - it's located in Montana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Leedy.
Communities near Leedy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leedy.
- Tulu
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tulu is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
- Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
- Corinth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Booneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <4>
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Burnsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Michie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jumpertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Guys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
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 Leedy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leedy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leedy. 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 Leedy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leedy. See our Newspapers Page for Leedy.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leedy ...
Looking for more information about Leedy? 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 Leedy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Leedy.
Adding Leedy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Leedy in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Leedy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Leedy post office opened in 1910. The Leedy post office closed in 1959.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Leedy.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Tishomingo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leedy - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Leedy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Leedy 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. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |