Welcome to Leesburg ...

Leesburg is located in Rankin County<1>.

The location of Leesburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leesburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Leesburg is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Leesburg: (601) & (769)<4>

Websites for Leesburg ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rankinchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Leesburg, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Leesburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Leesburg: This one is located in Rankin County and the other is located in Washington County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 21 communities that are also named Leesburg - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Leesburg.

Communities near Leesburg ...

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

• Brandon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <5>
• Canton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
• Forest
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <5>
• Morton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Morton is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <5>
• Pelahatchie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelahatchie
  • Pelahatchie is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelahatchie <5>
• Polkville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
  • Polkville is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
• Lena
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Lena is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <5>
• Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
  • Beach is located in Scott County
• Sand Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
• Ludlow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Ludlow is located in Scott 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 Leesburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leesburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leesburg ...

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

Adding Leesburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leesburg 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 for Leesburg was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leesburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leesburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/

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