Leesburg Lemhi County, Idaho
Mapped Location
Leesburg: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Leesburg
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Leesburg
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Leesburg | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Leesburg
References to Leesburg that document the origin of its place name
LEESBURG, Lemhi County.—This was a placer gold mining camp discovered by a party of prospectors led by Frank B. Sharkey of Elk Creek, Montana, in July, 1866, on a small stream called Napias Creek (q.v.). The stampede into the country was made, mostly, by soldiers from the Civil War and a rivalry arose among them as to the naming of the town, which was settled by having a Leesburg and a Grantsville, named respectively for Generals Lee and Grant. The streets of the town were continuous and before long Grantsville lost its identity and the place became known as Leesburg, which at one time had a population of 7,000 people and was at first supplied from Fort Benton, Montana, and later from Corrine, Utah. The camp is practically abandoned at present.—REES, History of Lemhi County.
Lemhi County
- Baker
- Blackbird
- Carmen
- Cobalt
- Elk Bend
- Forney
- Gibbonsville
- Gilmore
- Hahn
- Junction
- City of Leadore
- Leadville
- Leesburg
- Lemhi
- May
- Nicholia
- North Fork
- Patterson
- City of Salmon
- Shoup
- Tendoy
- Ulysses (historical)
- Williams Lake Resort
- Yellowjacket
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2016-12-13