Welcome to Leechville ...

Leechville is primarily located in Beaufort County<1>. A portion of Leechville extends into Hyde County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leechville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.

Leechville is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Leechville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Leechville: 252

Communities near Leechville ...

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

• Belhaven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Belhaven is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belhaven
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belhaven <3>
• Bath
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bath is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
• Pantego
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pantego is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
• Scranton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Scranton is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
• Pungo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pungo is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
• Sladesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sladesville is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
• Union Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Grove is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
• Germantown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Germantown is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
• Ransomville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
• Wenona
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wenona is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona

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 Leechville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leechville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leechville ...

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

Adding Leechville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leechville 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 Leechville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Leechville post office opened in 1837. The Leechville post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leechville.