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