Official Name: | Leeville, Tennessee |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Mapframe: | yes |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tennessee |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Wilson |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 179 |
Elevation Ft: | 587 |
Coordinates: | 36.1908°N -86.4175°W |
Area Code: | 615 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1290986 |
Leeville is an unincorporated community in Wilson County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is centered just north of Interstate 40 and just west of Tennessee State Route 109.
Leeville was platted in 1871, and named after Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), American Civil War Confederate general.[1] A post office called Leeville was established in 1877, and remained in operation until 1904.[2] Variant names were Kellys and Stringtown.