Welcome to Leadfield ...
So far, we found very little information about Leadfield. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Leadfield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Leadfield, please Contact Us.
Leadfield would have been located within present day Inyo County<2>.
Leadfield was established in 1926.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Leadfield is 4,050 feet [1,234 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Leadfield is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Leadfield was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Leadfield was located: 760 & 442<4>
Communities near Leadfield ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leadfield.
- Chloride City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chloride City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride City
- Chloride City is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chloride City
- From Leadfield to Chloride City
- Rhyolite ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhyolite
- Rhyolite is located in Nye County (NV)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rhyolite
- From Leadfield to Rhyolite
- Stovepipe Wells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovepipe Wells
- Stovepipe Wells is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stovepipe Wells
- From Leadfield to Stovepipe Wells
- Beatty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- Beatty is located in Nye County (NV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beatty <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beatty
- From Leadfield to Beatty
- Beatty Junction ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beatty Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Junction
- Beatty Junction is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beatty Junction
- From Leadfield to Beatty Junction
- Carrara ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrara
- Carrara is located in Nye County (NV)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carrara
- From Leadfield to Carrara
- Hot Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Nye County (NV)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hot Springs
- From Leadfield to Hot Springs
- Park Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Park Village is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Park Village
- From Leadfield to Park Village
- Bonnie Claire ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonnie Claire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Claire
- Bonnie Claire is located in Nye County (NV)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bonnie Claire
- From Leadfield to Bonnie Claire
- Harmony Borax Works ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Borax Works
- Harmony Borax Works is located in Inyo County
- Former name for Harmony Borax Works:
- Greenland
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harmony Borax Works
- From Leadfield to Harmony Borax Works
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 Leadfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leadfield.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leadfield. See our Newspapers Page for Leadfield.
Adding Leadfield to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Leadfield 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 Leadfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Leadfield post office opened in 1926.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Leadfield.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Leadfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Inyo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leadfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 760 code has been Overlayed with the 442 area code. New phone numbers in the Leadfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Leadfield area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |