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Welcome to Leedom ...

So far, we found very little information about Leedom. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Leedom to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Leedom, please Contact Us.

Leedom would have been located within present day Anderson County<2>.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Leedom is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Leedom was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Leedom (for example, toward Rogers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The Area Code where Leedom was located: 865

Websites for Leedom ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.andersoncountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Leedom, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Leedom ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Fraterville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
  • Farragut
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • McMullens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • College Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • College Grove is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
  • Alcoa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Alcoa is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <4>
  • Clinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lenoir City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Aldenwood Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 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 Leedom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leedom.

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

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

Adding Leedom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leedom in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Leedom was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leedom.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Leedom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leedom - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.