The town is in the Shire of Gannawarra local government area, 262 kilometres from the state capital, Melbourne.

[1] The district was named after the manager of Gunbower station, Duncan Leitch, following his death in 1887, and the Post Office opened on 1 October 1887.

The major industry in Leitchville is dairy production; a Murray Goulburn cheese factory was located in the town, but closed in February 2010, with the loss of 80 jobs.

[3][4] Kow Swamp, the site of a major palaeontological find providing insight into the origins of Indigenous Australians is located nearby.

There are public toilets nearby at the swimming pool and the Lions Club recently paid for the installation of a Dump Site at the local Recreation Reserve which is only a stone's throw from the Rest Stop.