Welcome to Leon ...

The town of Leon is located in Love County<1>.

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

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Leon has a population of 99 people<3> (see below for details).

Leon is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Leon: (580)

The ZIP code for Leon: 73441<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Leon had an population of 99 people. This is an increase of 8.79% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Leon had a population of 91 people. This makes Leon the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 91 people, the population of Leon decreased 5.21% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 96 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Leon.

Communities Also Named Leon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Leon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Leon ...

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

• Nocona
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nocona
  • Nocona is located in Montague County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nocona <6>
• Marietta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Love County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <6>
• Wilson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <6>
• Muenster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muenster
  • Muenster is located in Cooke County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muenster <6>
• Saint Jo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Jo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jo
  • Saint Jo is located in Montague County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Jo <6>
• Thackerville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thackerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thackerville
  • Thackerville is located in Love County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thackerville <6>
• Burneyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burneyville
  • Burneyville is located in Love County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burneyville <6>
• Petersburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Jefferson County
• Marysville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Cooke County (TX)
• Spanish Fort
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
  • Spanish Fort is located in Montague County (TX)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leon ...

Looking for more information about Leon? 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 Leon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Leon.

Adding Leon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leon 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 Leon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Leon post office opened in 1883.

We also found Leon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/