Leesville, Indiana Explained

Leesville is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States.

History

Leesville was founded in 1818.[1] A majority of the early settlers being natives of Lee County, Virginia, caused the name to be selected.[2]

References

38.8456°N -86.2844°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present . Higginson Book Company . 1884 . 172.
  2. Book: History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. 1914. B.F. Bowen. 36.

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