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)
- Rhyolite ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stovepipe Wells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beatty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Beatty Junction ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carrara ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hot Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Park Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnie Claire ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Harmony Borax Works ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
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 (so far) for Leadfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Leadfield post office opened in 1926. The Leadfield post office closed in 1926.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Leadfield.
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |