Leesville, Indiana

Leesville is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States.^[1]

History

Leesville was founded in 1818.^[2] A majority of the early settlers being natives of Lee County, Virginia, caused the name to be selected.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leesville, Indiana
↑ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. p. 172.
↑ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. p. 36.

Municipalities and communities of Lawrence County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Bedford

Cities	Bedford Mitchell

Town	Oolitic

Townships	Bono Guthrie Indian Creek Marion Marshall Perry Pleasant Run Shawswick Spice Valley

CDPs	Avoca Williams

Other unincorporated communities	Bartlettsville Bono Bryantsville Buddha Coveyville Coxton Dark Hollow East Oolitic Erie Eureka Fayetteville Fort Ritner Georgia Guthrie Hartleyville Heltonville Huron Judah Lawrenceport Leesville Logan Moorestown Murdock Needmore Patton Hill Peerless Pinhook Popcorn Rabbitville Red Hill Redding Rivervale Shawswick Silverville Spring Mill Village Springville Stemm Stonington Tarry Park Tunnelton Yockey Zelma

Coordinates: 38°50′44″N 86°17′04″W / 38.84556°N 86.28444°W / 38.84556; -86.28444

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