Leonardsburg, Ohio

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Leonoardsburg, Ohio in the summer of 2025, facing west. Leonoardsburg, Ohio in the summer.png
Leonoardsburg, Ohio in the summer of 2025, facing west.

Leonardsburg is an unincorporated community in Delaware County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]

History

Leonardsburg was laid out in 1852, and named for A. Leonard, the town's first storekeeper. [2] A post office called Leonardsburgh was established in 1852, the name was changed to Leonardsburg in 1893, and the post office closed in 1972. [3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leonardsburg, Ohio
  2. History of Delaware County and Ohio. O. L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p.  559.
  3. "Delaware County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

40°21′28″N82°59′20″W / 40.35778°N 82.98889°W / 40.35778; -82.98889