Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Leesburg (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Leesburg. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Leesburg is located in Highland County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Highland County: Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, Pike & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Leesburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leesburg:
- Highland County (The home county of Leesburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Monroe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bridges
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Willettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoagland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoagland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hoagland
- From Leesburg to Hoagland
- Marshall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barretts Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shackleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shackleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shackleton
- From Leesburg to Shackleton
- Lynchburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Lynchburg is located in Highland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <2>
- Berrysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- Louden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- May Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for May Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to May Hill
- From Leesburg to May Hill
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Emerald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tranquility
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Peebles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Seaman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Winchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <2>
- Youngsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harshasville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- Saint Martin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Fayetteville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vera Cruz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vera Cruz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Vera Cruz is located in Brown County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Vera Cruz
- From Leesburg to Vera Cruz
- Fincastle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fivemile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Macon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sardinia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bardwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Orab
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Orab have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Orab
- Mount Orab is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Orab <2>
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- Marathon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moores Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newtonsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonsville
- Newtonsville is located in Clermont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newtonsville
- From Leesburg to Newtonsville
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- Memphis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Memphis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Memphis
- From Leesburg to Memphis
- Lees Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sabina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
- Sabina is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabina <2>
- Martinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Morrisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wilmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port William
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port William have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Midland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Westboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Kingman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clarksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- Washington Court House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Hagler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Milledgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milledgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Octa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Octa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Bloomingburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingburg
- Bloomingburg is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingburg <2>
- Jeffersonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Yatesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- Bowersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,146 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <2>
- Shawnee Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Jasper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Jasper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Jasper
- From Leesburg to New Jasper
- Grape Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Roxanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxanna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Roxanna
- From Leesburg to Roxanna
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilberforce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilberforce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilberforce
- Wilberforce is located in Greene County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilberforce <2>
- Xenia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <2>
- Range
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Range. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Range is located in Madison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Range
- From Leesburg to Range
- South Solon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- New Holland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- New Holland is located in Pickaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <2>
- Grange Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Williamsport is located in Pickaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <2>
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- Cynthiana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spellman Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newfain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newfain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newfain
- From Leesburg to Newfain
- Latham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- Fruitdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Humboldt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Humboldt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Humboldt
- From Leesburg to Humboldt
- South Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salem
- South Salem is located in Ross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Salem <2>
- Bainbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Bainbridge is located in Ross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <2>
- Austin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lattaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dills
- From Leesburg to Dills
- Roxabell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Frankfort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bourneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Musselman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Musselman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Musselman
- From Leesburg to Musselman
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- Harveysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Osceola is located in Warren County
- Butlerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Butlerville is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- San Je Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Je Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Je Village
- San Je Village is located in Warren County
- Corwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Pleasant Plain is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Plain <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leesburg, see our County-by-County Page for Leesburg.
Cemeteries Near Leesburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leesburg.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leesburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- Fairfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dunkard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunkard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunkard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Worthington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hardin Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huff Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Anders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anders Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Canney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canney Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Polk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polk Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (556 more) ...
- Leaverton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cowman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tyler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Leesburg had a population of 617 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Leesburg had a population of 1,321 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bridges
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Monroe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Careytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Careytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Careytown
- Careytown is located in Highland County
- Samantha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samantha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Samantha is located in Highland County
- New Martinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Martinsburg
- New Martinsburg is located in Fayette County
- Memphis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Memphis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Memphis
- From Leesburg to Memphis
- New Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lees Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thrifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrifton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifton
- Thrifton is located in Ross County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Staunton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staunton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Staunton is located in Fayette County
- Willettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leesburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leesburg.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Leesburg ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leesburg.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Leesburg. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Leesburg and those printed in the larger area surrounding Leesburg.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<7> of Leesburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Leesburg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Highland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Madison County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leesburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Highland County: www.highland-co.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
<5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
<6> | 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 Leesburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<7> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leesburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3465, Longitude: -83.5536 |