Welcome to Leaksville ...
So far, we found very little information about Leaksville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Leaksville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Leaksville, please Contact Us.
Leaksville would have been located within present day Rockingham County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Leaksville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1817.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Leaksville is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Leaksville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Leaksville was located: 336 & 743<4>
Communities Also Named Leaksville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Leaksville - it's located in Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Leaksville.
Communities near Leaksville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leaksville.
- Reidsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Reidsville is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <6>
- Martinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Martinsville City (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,355 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <6>
- Wentworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Mayodan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayodan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayodan
- Mayodan is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayodan <6>
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <6>
- Stoneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Stoneville is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneville <6>
- Ridgeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Ridgeway is located in Henry County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <6>
- Draper ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Matrimony
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Sandy Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Level have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
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 Leaksville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leaksville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leaksville. 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 Leaksville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leaksville. See our Newspapers Page for Leaksville.
Adding Leaksville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Leaksville 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 Leaksville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Leaksville post office opened in 1817.
We also found Leaksville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Leaksville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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 Leaksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leaksville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Leaksville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Leaksville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |