Welcome to Leapwood ...

Leapwood is located in McNairy County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leapwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Leapwood is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Leapwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Leapwood, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Leapwood: 731

Communities near Leapwood ...

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

• Tulu
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Tulu is located in McNairy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
  • Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
• Savannah
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Savannah is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Savannah
  • From Leapwood to Savannah
• Henderson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Henderson is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Henderson
  • From Leapwood to Henderson
• Swift
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Swift is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
• Selmer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Selmer is located in McNairy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selmer <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Selmer
  • From Leapwood to Selmer
• Belle Meade
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
• Adamsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Adamsville is located in McNairy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamsville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Adamsville
  • From Leapwood to Adamsville
• Jacks Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jacks Creek is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Creek
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacks Creek <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jacks Creek
  • From Leapwood to Jacks Creek
• Crump
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Crump is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crump <3>
• Scotts Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Scotts Hill is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Hill <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Scotts Hill
  • From Leapwood to Scotts Hill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leapwood ...

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

Adding Leapwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leapwood 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 Leapwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Leapwood post office opened in 1893. The Leapwood post office closed in 1968.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leapwood.