Welcome to Leone ...
Leone is located in Ada County<1>.
Leone is 3,220 feet [981 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Leone is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Leone lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Leone: 208 & 986<3>
Communities near Leone ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leone.
- Boise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boise is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229,776 people
- Former name for Boise:
- Boise City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise <4>
- Kuna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mayfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mayfield is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Boise Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boise Junction is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Junction
- Boise Hills Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Boise Hills Village is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Hills Village
- Cleft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cleft is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleft
- Swan Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Falls is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Falls
- Collister
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Collister is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collister
- Garden City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meridian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Leone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leone.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leone. 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 Leone.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leone. See our Newspapers Page for Leone.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leone ...
Looking for more information about Leone? 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 Leone, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Leone.
Adding Leone to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Leone 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 Leone was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Leone.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Ada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leone - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Leone area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Leone 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. |