Welcome to Leone ...

Leone is located in Ada County<1>.

The location of Leone has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Leone is 3,220 feet [981 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Leone is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Leone lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Leone: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities near Leone ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leone.

• Boise City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise City
  • Boise City is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229,776 people
  • Former name for Boise City:
  • Boise City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise City <5>
• Kuna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuna
  • Kuna is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kuna <5>
• Boise Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Junction
  • Boise Junction is located in Ada County
• Boise Hills Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boise Hills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Hills Village
  • Boise Hills Village is located in Ada County
• Swan Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Falls
  • Swan Falls is located in Ada County
• Collister
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collister
  • Collister is located in Ada County
• Garden City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <5>
• Meridian
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Meridian is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <5>
• Bowmont
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmont
  • Bowmont is located in Canyon County
• Melba
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
  • Melba is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melba <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Leone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leone.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leone. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leone.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leone. See our Newspapers Page for Leone.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leone ...

Looking for more information about Leone? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Leone, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Leone.

Adding Leone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leone in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Leone was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Leone mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leone.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leone. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ada County: www.adaweb.net/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/