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Welcome to Leverett ...

Leverett is located in Champaign County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Leverett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Leverett is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Leverett lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Leverett (for example, toward State Line City (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Leverett: (217)

Communities Also Named Leverett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Leverett - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts and Mississippi.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Leverett.

Communities near Leverett ...

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

  • Champaign
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Urbana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Urbana is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
  • Rantoul
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rantoul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
    • Rantoul is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rantoul <4>
  • Mahomet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahomet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
    • Mahomet is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahomet <4>
  • Savoy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
    • Savoy is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <4>
  • Paxton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
    • Paxton is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <4>
  • Saint Joseph
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • Saint Joseph is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
  • Tolono
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
    • Tolono is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <4>
  • Fisher
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Fisher is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <4>
  • Philo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
    • Philo is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <4>

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 Leverett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leverett.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leverett. 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 Leverett.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leverett ...

Looking for more information about Leverett? 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 Leverett, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Leverett.

Adding Leverett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leverett 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 Leverett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Leverett post office opened in 1882.

We also found Leverett in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leverett.

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

The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Champaign, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leverett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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