Welcome to Leonidas ...

Leonidas is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Leonidas is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leonidas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Leonidas is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Leonidas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Leonidas - they are located in Michigan, Minnesota and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Leonidas ...

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

• Conroe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
  • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <4>
• Tomball
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomball
  • Tomball is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tomball <4>
• Willis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
  • Willis is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <4>
• Oak Ridge North
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge North
  • Oak Ridge North is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge North <4>
• Shenandoah
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Panorama Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
  • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
• Magnolia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <4>
• Montgomery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Cut and Shoot
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut and Shoot
  • Cut and Shoot is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cut and Shoot <4>
• New Waverly
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
  • New Waverly is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Waverly <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 Leonidas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leonidas.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leonidas ...

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

Adding Leonidas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leonidas in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Leonidas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Leonidas post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leonidas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/