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Welcome to Leno ...

Leno is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leno, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Leno is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Leno lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Leno: 904 & 324<3>

Websites for Leno ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.claychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Leno, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Leno ...

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

  • Saint Augustine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Palatka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Green Cove Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Orange Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Penney Farms
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hastings
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tocoi
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
    • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
  • Bostwick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Federal Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
    • Federal Point is located in Putnam County
  • Armstrong
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns 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 Leno. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leno.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leno ...

Looking for more information about Leno? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Leno, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Leno.

Adding Leno to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leno 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 Leno was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Leno post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leno.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leno - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 904 code has been Overlayed with the 324 area code. New phone numbers in the Leno area will be assigned with one of these codes: 904 or 324. As a result, placing a call in the Leno area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/