Welcome to Leonards ...

So far, we found very little information about Leonards. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Leonards to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Leonards, please Contact Us.

Leonards would have been located within present day Kern County<2>.

The location of Leonards has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Leonards is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Leonards was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Leonards ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Leonards - they are located in Florida, New Jersey and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Leonards ...

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

• Delano
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
  • Delano is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delano <5>
• Wasco
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
  • Wasco is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <5>
• Shafter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
  • Shafter is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,739 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shafter <5>
• McFarland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
  • McFarland is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McFarland <5>
• Semitropic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semitropic
  • Semitropic is located in Kern County
• Buttonwillow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwillow
  • Buttonwillow is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buttonwillow <5>
• Famoso
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famoso
  • Famoso is located in Kern County
• Spicer City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicer City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer City
  • Spicer City is located in Kern County
• Minter Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minter Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter Village
  • Minter Village is located in Kern County
• Cawelo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawelo
  • Cawelo is located in Kern County

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 Leonards. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leonards.

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

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

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/