Leesville, Missouri

Leesville is an unincorporated community in Henry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

History

Leesville was originally called "Tebo", and under the latter name was platted in 1854.^[2] A post office called Leesville was established in 1857, and remained in operation until 1918.^[3] The present name is after Andrew Jackson Lee, an early settler.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leesville, Missouri
1 2 "Henry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 October 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Henry County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Clinton
Cities	Blairstown Brownington Calhoun Clinton Deepwater Montrose Urich Windsor‡
Villages	La Due Tightwad
Townships	Bear Creek Bethlehem Big Creek Bogard Clinton Davis Deepwater Deer Creek Fairview Fields Creek Honey Creek Leesville Osage Shawnee Springfield Tebo Walker White Oak Windsor
CDP	Hartwell
Other unincorporated communities	Alberta Bowen‡ Coal Finey Gaines Garland Germantown Huntingdale Leesville Lewis Lucas Maurine Mount Zion Norris Petersburg Piper Quarles Roseland Shawnee Mound Sparrow Yolo
Ghost town	Industry
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°20′55″N 93°32′41″W / 38.34861°N 93.54472°W / 38.34861; -93.54472

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