Welcome to Leonard ...

Leonard is located in Clay County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leonard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Leonard is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Leonard is located in the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Leonard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Leonard - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Leonard ...

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

• Paragould
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragould have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragould
  • Paragould is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragould <4>
• Kennett
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett
  • Kennett is located in Dunklin County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett <4>
• Piggott
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggott
  • Piggott is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piggott <4>
• Rector
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
  • Rector is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rector <4>
• Senath
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
  • Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
• Marmaduke
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaduke
  • Marmaduke is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmaduke <4>
• Oak Grove Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
  • Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
• Cardwell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell
  • Cardwell is located in Dunklin County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardwell <4>
• Hornersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
  • Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
• Holcomb
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb
  • Holcomb is located in Dunklin County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holcomb <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 Leonard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leonard.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leonard ...

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

Adding Leonard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leonard 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 Leonard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Leonard post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leonard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/