Welcome to Leverett ...

Leverett is located in Buena Vista County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

The 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Laurens
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
  • Laurens is located in Pocahontas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <4>
• Sioux Rapids
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sioux Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Rapids
  • Sioux Rapids is located in Buena Vista County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Rapids <4>
• Ruthven
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthven
  • Ruthven is located in Palo Alto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruthven <4>
• Albert City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert City
  • Albert City is located in Buena Vista County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert City <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Peterson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Mallard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
  • Mallard is located in Palo Alto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mallard <4>
• 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Buena Vista County: www.co.buena-vista.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/