Welcome to Leidighs ...

Leidighs is located in Cumberland County<1>.

The location of Leidighs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leidighs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Leidighs is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Leidighs is located in the (717) area code.

Communities near Leidighs ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Carlisle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Middletown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Mechanicsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <4>
• Camp Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
  • Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <4>
• New Cumberland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
  • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <4>
• Steelton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelton
  • Steelton is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelton <4>
• Lemoyne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
  • Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <4>
• Wormleysburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormleysburg
  • Wormleysburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wormleysburg <4>
• Penbrook
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
  • Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leidighs ...

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

Adding Leidighs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leidighs 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 Leidighs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Leidighs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leidighs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leidighs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/