Welcome to Leeds ...
Although we found mention of Leeds during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Leeds was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Leeds to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Leeds, please Contact Us.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Leeds might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).
Area Codes for Leeds: 613, 343 & 753<2>
Communities Also Named Leeds ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Leeds - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Leeds.
Communities near Leeds ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leeds.
- Gananoque
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alexandria Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Westport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berryton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Black Rapids
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- California
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chaffeys Locks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaffeys Locks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffeys Locks
- Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <3>
- Sand Bay Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Bay Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bay Corner
- Seeleys Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seeleys Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeleys Bay
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seeleys Bay <3>
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 Leeds. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leeds.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leeds. See our Newspapers Page for Leeds.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leeds ...
Looking for more information about Leeds? 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 Leeds, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Leeds.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Leeds and then turned west". While Leeds could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Leeds as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Leeds could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 613 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 343 or 753. New phone numbers in the Leeds area will be assigned with one of these codes: 613, 343 or 753. As a result, placing a call in the Leeds area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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. |