Welcome to Leaper ...

Leaper is located in Gallia County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leaper, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Leaper is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Leaper is located in the (740) area code.

Websites for Leaper ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.galliacounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Leaper, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Leaper ...

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

• Barboursville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
  • Barboursville is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <4>
• Point Pleasant
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <4>
• Gallipolis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
  • Gallipolis is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <4>
• Milton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• Buffalo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Putnam County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Rio Grande
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
  • Rio Grande is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande <4>
• Proctorville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
  • Proctorville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctorville <4>
• Crown City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
  • Crown City is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
• Athalia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
  • Athalia is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
• Henderson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <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 Leaper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leaper.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leaper ...

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

Adding Leaper to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leaper 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 Leaper was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Leaper on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leaper.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gallia County: www.gallianet.net/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/