Leetonia is a village in northern Columbiana County, Ohio, United States.

[6][7] Lee was one of the founders of the Leetonia Iron and Coal Company which was laid out in the village in 1866-1867.

Leetonia is home to one of the few remaining Beehive oven sites in America.

In the early 1860s, Irish businessman William Lee discovered rich deposits of coal, ore and lime under the soil of today's Leetonia.

Lee began to buy the surrounding land and established the company "The Leetonia Coal & Iron Company" which consisted of a coal mine, coke ovens, and a blast furnace.

Coke has a much higher temperature point than regular coal so it was preferred for use in the mills.

However, in 1873, the company was bought out and renamed "The Cherry Valley Iron and Coal Company", who expanded operations and eventually had over 200 coke ovens and 4 blast furnaces; processing much more coal than ever before.

Financial troubles hit the company during the Great Depression and the ovens were closed permanently.

[12] One of the features of the downtown district is steep streets, heading north out of the village.

The railroad tracks of the Norfolk Southern go through the village heading east and west.

23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.