Welcome to Leedsville ...
Leedsville is located in Dutchess County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Leedsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1828.
Leedsville is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Leedsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Leedsville: (845)
Communities near Leedsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leedsville.
- New Milford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- Sherman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Salisbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,419 people
- North Canaan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
- North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Sheffield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Morris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Leedsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leedsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leedsville. 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 Leedsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leedsville. See our Newspapers Page for Leedsville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leedsville ...
Looking for more information about Leedsville? 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 Leedsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Leedsville.
Adding Leedsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Leedsville 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 Leedsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Leedsville post office opened in 1828.
We also found Leedsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Leedsville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leedsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dutchess County: www.dutchessny.gov/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Dutchess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leedsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |