Welcome to Port Leon ...

Port Leon is located in Wakulla County<1>.

The location of Port Leon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Leon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

A typical abbreviation for Port Leon: Prt. Leon

Port Leon is near sea level<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Port Leon and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Port Leon: (850) & (448)<4>

Communities near Port Leon ...

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

• Sopchoppy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopchoppy
  • Sopchoppy is located in Wakulla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sopchoppy <5>
• Wakulla Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakulla Springs
  • Wakulla Springs is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakulla Springs <5>
• Crawfordville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordville
  • Crawfordville is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordville <5>
• Panacea
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panacea
  • Panacea is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panacea <5>
• Woodville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Leon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <5>
• Saint Teresa
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Teresa
  • Saint Teresa is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Teresa <5>
• Thomas City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
  • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County
• Wacissa
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacissa
  • Wacissa is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wacissa <5>
• Curtis Mill
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Mill
  • Curtis Mill is located in Wakulla County
• Tallahassee
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
  • Tallahassee is located in Leon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallahassee <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Leon ...

Looking for more information about Port Leon? 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 Port Leon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Port Leon.

Adding Port Leon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Leon 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 Port Leon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Port Leon post office opened in 1840.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Leon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Leon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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