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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 elevation 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 Codes where Leonard was located: 970 & 748<4>

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)
  • Mountain Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ouray
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Ridgway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Norwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Ophir
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ophir is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ophir <5>
  • Sawpit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
    • 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)
    • Vanadium is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
  • Ilium
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ilium is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
  • Keystone ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Keystone is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone

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 (so far) for Leonard was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leonard.

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>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 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Leonard area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Leonard 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.