Welcome to Leliter ...
So far, we found very little information about Leliter. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Leliter to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Leliter, please Contact Us.
Leliter would have been located within present day Kern County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Leliter, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Leliter is 2,300 feet [701 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Leliter is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Leliter was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Leliter ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leliter.
- Ridgecrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Ridgecrest is located in Kern County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgecrest <4>
- Inyokern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inyokern
- Inyokern is located in Kern County
- Former names for Inyokern:
- Magnolia
- Siding 16
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inyokern <4>
- China Lake Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Lake Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Lake Acres
- China Lake Acres is located in Kern County
- Pearsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsonville
- Pearsonville is located in Inyo County
- Freeman ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Freeman is located in Kern County
- Linnie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - China Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Lake
- China Lake is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China Lake <4>
- Armistead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
- Armistead is located in Kern County
- Narka ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Little Lake ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake
- Little Lake is located in Inyo County
- Former name for Little Lake:
- Little Owens Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Lake <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 Leliter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leliter.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leliter. 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 Leliter.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leliter. See our Newspapers Page for Leliter.
Adding Leliter to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Leliter 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 Leliter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Leliter post office opened in 1910.
We also found Leliter in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Leliter.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.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 Leliter, 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 Kern, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leliter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |