THE LEESBURG LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Shale Valleys setting.
Leesburg town has 6.3 square miles of land in Cherokee County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Shale Valleys, within Ridge and Valley.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Leesburg and Cherokee County
Leesburg is associated with Cherokee County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Leesburg by land and water
The Census records 0.01 square miles of water within Leesburg, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 7.5 percentage points lower than the 7.7% recorded for Cherokee County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Leesburg town has 1.2 times the land area of nearby Sand Rock town (5.07 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

