Welcome to Leonard ...
So far, we found very little information about Leonard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Leonard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Leonard, please Contact Us.
Leonard would have been located within present day San Miguel County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Leonard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Leonard is 7,740 feet [2,359 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Leonard is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Leonard was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Leonard was located: 970
Communities Also Named Leonard ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Leonard - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Leonard.
Communities near Leonard ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leonard.
- Telluride
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telluride
- Telluride is located in San Miguel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telluride <4>
- Mountain Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
- Mountain Village is located in San Miguel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Village <4>
- Ouray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouray
- Ouray is located in Ouray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ouray <4>
- Ridgway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
- Ridgway is located in Ouray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <4>
- Norwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in San Miguel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
- Ophir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Ophir is located in San Miguel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ophir <4>
- Sawpit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
- Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Sawpit has also been known as:
- Saw Pit
- Vanadium ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
- Vanadium is located in San Miguel County
- Ilium
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Keystone ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Keystone is located in San Miguel 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 Leonard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leonard.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leonard. 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 Leonard.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leonard. See our Newspapers Page for Leonard.
Adding Leonard to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Leonard 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 Leonard was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Leonard in the book titled .<7> X3X - From that list, the Leonard post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Leonard.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for San Miguel County: www.sanmiguelcounty.org/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.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 Leonard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including San Miguel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leonard - 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/ |