Leesburg, Texas

Leesburg is an unincorporated community in southwestern Camp County, Texas, United States.

Named for early settler John Lee, Leesburg was a contender for the county seat in 1874, coming in second to Pittsburg.

The community became a stop on the East Line and Red River Railroad in the late 1870s.

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.

[3] 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.

Camp County map