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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Leedstown came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Leedstown in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Leedstown. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Leedstown, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

 

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Leedstown:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, an Express Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Leedstown is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Leedstown. See our Misc Page for Leedstown for more information.

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/