Leesburg, Texas
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leesburg is an unincorporated community in southwestern Camp County, Texas, United States. Although Leesburg is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 75451.
Leesburg, Texas | |
|---|---|
  Leesburg Location within the state of Texas  Leesburg Leesburg (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 32°59′15″N 95°05′02″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Camp |
| Elevation | 397 ft (121 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 75451 |
| Area code | 903, 430 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1339795[1] |
History
It was the site of the public burning of nineteen-year-old Wylie McNeely in 1921. Five hundred white people gathered to watch McNeely, who was black, be burned alive at a stake by a mob after he was accused of assault by a white girl.[2]
Geography
Leesburg lies along Texas State Highway 11 on the Louisiana and Arkansas Railway, 7 mi (11 km) west of the city of Pittsburg in western Camp County.[3]
Education
Leesburg had two schools in 1896. Since 1955, its schools have been consolidated into the Pittsburg Independent School District.[3]
Notable people
- Leo Birdine - baseball player[4]
- Carroll Shelby – automotive designer and racing driver, born in Leesburg[5][6]
