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former town in N Rockingham County on Dan and Smith Rivers. Alt. 700. Inc. 1874. Named for Revolutionary War veteran John Leak, who owned a plantation there before 1797. A post office est. there in 1817. In 1793 the General Assembly directed that a town to be named Danville be laid out at the site as a tobacco inspection station; in 1797 commissioners were appointed "to build and improve the Town of Leaksville in accordance with the plan drawn up by Abraham Philips." Philips had been a member of the commission appointed in 1793 to lay out the town of Danville. In 1967 Leaksville was merged with Draper and Spray, which see, to form the town of Eden, which see.

N Rockingham County.

community in N Moore County on Bear Creek.

community in NW Watauga County on Beaverdam Creek.

See Leepers Creek.

town in E Caswell County. Est. 1788, but long inactive in municipal affairs. Named for William and James Lea, who owned part of the original site. Location of Caswell County courthouse from 1777 until 1791, when it was moved to the center of the county after Person County was formed from Caswell. Alt. 750.

E central Caswell County.

community on Shepherd Creek in N Macon County.

on Macon-Swain county line between Leatherman Knob and Raven Mountain. Alt. 4,300.

on Macon-Swain county line between Leatherman Gap and Shepherd Bald.