Leeville, Tennessee

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Leeville, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
Leeville, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°11′27″N86°25′03″W / 36.19083°N 86.41750°W / 36.19083; -86.41750
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Wilson
Elevation
587 ft (179 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 615
GNIS feature ID1290986 [1]

Leeville is an unincorporated community in Wilson County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. [1] It is centered just north of Interstate 40 and just west of Tennessee State Route 109. [2] [3] [4]

History

Leeville was platted in 1871, and named after Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), American Civil War Confederate general. [5] A post office called Leeville was established in 1877, and remained in operation until 1904. [6] Variant names were Kellys and Stringtown. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leeville
  2. ↑ Microsoft; Nokia. "Leeville, TN" (Map). Bing Maps . Microsoft. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Leeville, TN 37090" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ AOL (March 16, 2020). "Leeville, TN" (Map). Mapquest . AOL. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  5. ↑ History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1886. p. 857.
  6. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
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