Leedale, Texas

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Leedale, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Leedale
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Leedale
Coordinates: 30°59′12″N97°11′53″W / 30.98667°N 97.19806°W / 30.98667; -97.19806
Country United States
State Texas
County Bell
Elevation
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466 ft (142 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 254
GNIS feature ID1380073 [1]

Leedale is an unincorporated community in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 16 in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.

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History

Leedale was settled in the early 1900s near the neighbouring community of Gindale. There was a store, a gas station, and a cotton gin in the community in 1948. In 1964 Leedale had a population of 20 and had reportedly absorbed Gindale. Its population was 16 from 1990 through 2000. [2]

Geography

Leedale is located on Farm to Market Road 437 on the Whatley Branch of South Elm Creek, 16 mi (26 km) east of Belton in southeastern Bell County. [2]

Education

Leedale was described as a school community in the early 1900s. [2] Today, the community is served by the Rogers Independent School District.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leedale, Texas
  2. 1 2 3 Odintz, Mark. "Leedale, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
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