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Welcome to Lecta ...

Lecta is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lecta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Lecta is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lecta: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Lecta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lecta - they are located in Alabama and Kentucky.

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

Websites for Lecta ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.lawrencecountyohio.org/

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

Communities near Lecta ...

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

  • Huntington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Ashland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashland is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
  • Ironton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Barboursville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Point Pleasant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Gallipolis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Coal Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Oak Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Rio Grande
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Chesapeake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lecta ...

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

Adding Lecta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lecta post office opened in 1897. The Lecta post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lecta.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lecta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Lecta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Lecta area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/