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)
- Inyokern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- China Lake Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- China Lake Acres is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Lake Acres
- Pearsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pearsonville is located in Inyo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsonville
- Freeman ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Linnie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Linnie is located in Inyo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnie
- China Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Armistead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Armistead is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
- Narka ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Narka is located in Inyo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Little Lake ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 (so far) for Leliter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Leliter post office opened in 1910. The Leliter post office closed in 1927.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Leliter.
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> | 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/ |