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Welcome to Leesburg Station ...

Leesburg Station is located in Mercer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leesburg Station, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Leesburg Station: Leesburg Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Leesburg Station is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Leesburg Station: 724 & 878<3>

Communities near Leesburg Station ...

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

  • New Castle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hermitage
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sharon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Campbell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Campbell is located in Mahoning County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <4>
  • Grove City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
    • Grove City is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <4>
  • Hubbard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
    • Hubbard is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <4>
  • Ellwood City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Greenville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Farrell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Sharpsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leesburg Station ...

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

Adding Leesburg Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leesburg Station 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 Leesburg Station was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leesburg Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leesburg Station - 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 724 code has been Overlayed with the 878 area code. New phone numbers in the Leesburg Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 724 or 878. As a result, placing a call in the Leesburg Station 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>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.