Welcome to North Leeds ...
North Leeds is located in Columbia County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of North Leeds, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of North Leeds, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
A typical abbreviation for North Leeds: N. Leeds
North Leeds is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: North Leeds lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named North Leeds ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Leeds - it's located in Maine.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Leeds.
Communities near North Leeds ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Leeds.
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Sun Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Middleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Waunakee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - DeForest
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Portage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Monona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Cottage Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Columbus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
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 North Leeds. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Leeds.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Leeds. 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 North Leeds.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Leeds. See our Newspapers Page for North Leeds.
Adding North Leeds to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of North Leeds 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 North Leeds was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the North Leeds post office opened in 1857.
We also found North Leeds in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for North Leeds.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Leeds. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Columbia, 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 North Leeds - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |