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Welcome to Leavittsville ...

Leavittsville is located in Carroll County<1>.

The pronunciation of Leavittsville: LEH-vihtz-vil<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leavittsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

Leavittsville is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Leavittsville ...

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

  • New Philadelphia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Uhrichsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Minerva
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Cadiz
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Carrollton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Strasburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Dennison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • East Canton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Gnadenhutten
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leavittsville ...

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

Adding Leavittsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leavittsville 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 Leavittsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Leavittsville post office opened in 1876. The Leavittsville post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leavittsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Leavittsville. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leavittsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/