Leetown, Arkansas

Leetown, Arkansas
Lee Town, Arkansas
Town of Lee
Leetown is located in Arkansas
Leetown
Leetown
Location in the state of Arkansas
Leetown is located in the United States
Leetown
Leetown
Leetown (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°25′53″N 94°02′51″W / 36.43139°N 94.04750°W / 36.43139; -94.04750
Country United States
State Arkansas
CountyBenton
Settled1840s
Named forJohn W. Lee
Elevation1,394 ft (425 m)
Time zoneUTC−06:00 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−05:00 (CDT)
ZIP code
72732
Area code479
GNIS feature ID75584[1]
Major airportXNA
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Leetown, also known as Lee Town, was a historic village in Benton County, Arkansas, United States.[2][1] The first day of the Battle of Pea Ridge was fought around Leetown.[3]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leetown, Arkansas
  2. ^ a b Fenno, Cheryl Barnwell (1978). The Place Names of Benton County, Arkansas (Ph.D.). Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas. p. 194.
  3. ^ Resources Management Plan for Pea Ridge National Military Park (Technical report). National Park Service. 1976.