Leesville, Connecticut

Summary

Leesville is a village in the town of East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States, on Connecticut Route 151, north of the town center. It was originally named Lord's Mills after a local vegetable oil watermill, the first in Connecticut.[2]

Leesville, Connecticut
Leesville is located in Connecticut
Leesville
Leesville
Leesville is located in the United States
Leesville
Leesville
Coordinates: 41°30′42″N 72°28′52″W / 41.51167°N 72.48111°W / 41.51167; -72.48111
CountryUnited States
StateConnecticut
CountyMiddlesex
TownEast Haddam
Elevation
33 ft (10 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code860
GNIS feature ID212495[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "Leesville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Barber, John Warner (1836). Connecticut Historical Collections. Durrie & Peck. p. 525. ISBN 9780722249598.