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Welcome to Leverett ...

Leverett is located in Buena Vista County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leverett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Leverett is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Leverett lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Leverett: 712

Communities Also Named Leverett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Leverett - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Leverett ...

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

  • Spencer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pocahontas
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Pocahontas is located in Pocahontas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <3>
  • Laurens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sioux Rapids
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ruthven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Albert City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Royal
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Royal is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <3>
  • Peterson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
    • Peterson is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterson <3>
  • Mallard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Marathon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
    • Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leverett ...

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

Adding Leverett to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Leverett post office opened in 1901.

We also found Leverett on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leverett.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Buena Vista, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leverett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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