Welcome to Leipers Fork ...

Leipers Fork is located in Williamson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leipers Fork, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Leipers Fork: Leipers Frk.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Leipers Fork for more information about variations on the name of Leipers Fork.

Leipers Fork is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Leipers Fork is within the (615) area code.

Going back to its beginning, Leipers Fork was originally named Hillsboro<3>. For more information about the names of Leipers Fork, see The Names of Leipers Fork on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Leipers Fork ...

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

• Franklin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Spring Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <4>
• Brentwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
  • Brentwood is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <4>
• Columbia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Maury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Nolensville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolensville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolensville
  • Nolensville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nolensville <4>
• Fairview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <4>
• Sawdust
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawdust have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
  • Sawdust is located in Maury County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
• Thompson's Station
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
  • Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
  • Former name for Thompson's Station:
  • Littlebury
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <4>
• Green Hills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Green Hills is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
• Forest Hills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
  • Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 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 Leipers Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leipers Fork.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leipers Fork ...

Looking for more information about Leipers Fork? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Leipers Fork, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Leipers Fork.

Adding Leipers Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leipers Fork 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 Leipers Fork was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Leipers Fork on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leipers Fork.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/