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History · Leslie

Leslie dates to 1884, and 32% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1956 on and the census since 1900.

1884founded
0on the National Register
32%homes built before 1940
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How Leslie began

When was Leslie founded?

1884

Leslie dates its founding to 1884 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1900.

First census: 213 in 19002020 census: 344142 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1889.The full story ↓

What stands out about Leslie’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Leslie are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 620 in 1930; 344 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Leslie’s homes were built before 1963.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Leslie’s history is told.

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People over time

Leslie, census by census

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Peaked at 620 in 1930; 344 people lived here in 2020.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Leslie’s Wikipedia page.

The story

How Leslie came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Leslie.

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Leslie was founded in 1884. The community was named after one Leslie Bailey. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Leslie in 1892.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Leslie, 1884 to 1956

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1884
    FoundingLeslie is established
  3. 1889Post officeThe Leslie post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1930CensusPopulation peaks at 620
  6. 1956On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Leslie on the map, 1956 to 1973

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Leslie. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Leslie on the 1956 USGS mapLeslie on the 1973 USGS map1956Leslie sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Leslie.

Questions about Leslie’s history

What year was Leslie founded?

In 1884, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Leslie’s post office opened in 1889, and the census of 1900 counted 213 people here.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.