Welcome to Leona Mines ...
So far, we found very little information about Leona Mines. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Leona Mines to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Leona Mines, please Contact Us.
Leona Mines would have been located within present day Lee County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Leona Mines, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Leona Mines is 1,920 feet [585 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Leona Mines was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Leona Mines was located: 276
Communities near Leona Mines ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leona Mines.
- Big Stone Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
- Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <4>
- Cumberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
- Pennington Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Appalachia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachia
- Appalachia is located in Wise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appalachia <4>
- Harlan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Harlan is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlan <4>
- Jonesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
- Evarts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evarts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
- Evarts is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <4>
- Lynch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Lynch is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <4>
- Loyall
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Benham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Benham is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benham <4>
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 Leona Mines. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leona Mines.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leona Mines. 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 Leona Mines.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leona Mines. See our Newspapers Page for Leona Mines.
Adding Leona Mines to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Leona Mines 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 Leona Mines was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Leona Mines post office opened in 1910.
We also found Leona Mines on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Virginia (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Leona Mines.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 Leona Mines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leona Mines - 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |