Welcome to Leavells ...

Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leavells, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Leavells is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Leavells: (540)

Communities Also Named Leavells ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Leavells - it's located in Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Leavells.

Communities near Leavells ...

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

• Fredericksburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <3>
• Bowling Green
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <3>
• Port Royal
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <3>
• Spotsylvania Courthouse
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotsylvania Courthouse
  • Spotsylvania Courthouse is located in Spotsylvania County
• Hampstead Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
  • Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
• Chatham Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
  • Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
• Falmouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  • Falmouth is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <3>
• Screamerville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Screamerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
  • Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
• Falmouth Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
  • Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
• Grafton Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grafton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
  • Grafton Village is located in Stafford County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leavells ...

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

Adding Leavells to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leavells 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 Leavells was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Leavells post office opened in 1883.

We also found Leavells in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leavells.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Spotsylvania County: www.spotsylvania.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/