Welcome to Leopold ...

Leopold is located in Perry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leopold, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Leopold is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Leopold (for example, toward Alton), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Leopold: (812)

The ZIP code for Leopold: 47551<3>

Communities Also Named Leopold ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Leopold - they are located in Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Leopold ...

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

• Tell City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
  • Tell City is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <5>
• Santa Claus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
  • Santa Claus is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Claus <5>
• Ferdinand
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
  • Ferdinand is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <5>
• Cannelton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
  • Cannelton is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <5>
• Cloverport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
  • Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <5>
• Hawesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawesville
  • Hawesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawesville <5>
• English
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • English is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for English <5>
• Birdseye
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
  • Birdseye is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdseye <5>
• Troy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Leavenworth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Leavenworth is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <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 Leopold. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leopold.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leopold ...

Looking for more information about Leopold? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Leopold, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Leopold.

Adding Leopold to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leopold 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 Leopold was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Leopold in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leopold.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Perry County: www.perrycountyil.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov