Welcome to Leslie Run ...

Leslie Run is located in Carbon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leslie Run, 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.

Leslie Run is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Leslie Run ...

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

• Wilkes-Barre
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wilkes-Barre
  • From Leslie Run to Wilkes-Barre
• Hazleton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hazleton
  • From Leslie Run to Hazleton
• Nanticoke
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nanticoke
  • From Leslie Run to Nanticoke
• Palmerton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
• Lehighton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lehighton
  • From Leslie Run to Lehighton
• Jim Thorpe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
  • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
  • East Mauch Chunk
  • Mauch Chunk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jim Thorpe
  • From Leslie Run to Jim Thorpe
• West Hazleton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Hazleton
  • From Leslie Run to West Hazleton
• Slatington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Slatington is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slatington <3>
• Lansford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansford is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansford <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lansford
  • From Leslie Run to Lansford
• Freeland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Freeland is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Freeland
  • From Leslie Run to Freeland

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leslie Run ...

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

Adding Leslie Run to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leslie Run.