Welcome to Leota ...

Leota is located in Clare County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leota, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Leota is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Leota lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Leota: (989)

Communities Also Named Leota ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Leota - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Utah.

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

Communities near Leota ...

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

• Harrison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Clare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
• Marion
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• McBain
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBain
  • McBain is located in Missaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBain <4>
• Allendale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • Allendale is located in Clare County
• Falmouth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  • Falmouth is located in Missaukee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <4>
• Lake George
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
  • Lake George is located in Clare County
• Houghton Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake
  • Houghton Lake is located in Roscommon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton Lake <4>
• Merritt
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
  • Merritt is located in Missaukee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merritt <4>
• Houghton Lake Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
  • Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
• Meredith
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
  • Meredith is located in Clare County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leota ...

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

Adding Leota to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Leota post office opened in 1899.

We also found Leota on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leota.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clare County: www.clareco.net/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/