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Welcome to East Leavenworth ...

East Leavenworth is located in Platte County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of East Leavenworth, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of East Leavenworth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

A typical abbreviation for East Leavenworth: E. Leavenworth

East Leavenworth is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

East Leavenworth lies within the (816) area code.

Communities Also Named East Leavenworth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Leavenworth - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near East Leavenworth ...

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

  • Kansas City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Leavenworth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gladstone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
    • Gladstone is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,677 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <4>
  • Lansing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
  • Smithville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Smithville is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,011 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
  • Parkville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonner Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonner Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Springs
    • Bonner Springs is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,966 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonner Springs <4>
  • Basehor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basehor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
    • Basehor is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <4>
  • Tonganoxie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonganoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie
    • Tonganoxie is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonganoxie <4>
  • North Kansas City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kansas City
    • North Kansas City is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,017 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Kansas City <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 East Leavenworth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Leavenworth.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Leavenworth ...

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

Adding East Leavenworth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Leavenworth 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 East Leavenworth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the East Leavenworth post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Leavenworth.

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

The official website for Platte County: www.co.platte.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Platte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Leavenworth - 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>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.
<6>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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