Welcome to Leonard ...

Leonard is located in Iroquois County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leonard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Leonard is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Leonard (for example, toward Earl Park (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Leonard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Leonard - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Leonard ...

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

• Watseka
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watseka
  • Watseka is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watseka <4>
• Gilman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
  • Gilman is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilman <4>
• Clifton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <4>
• Onarga
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onarga
  • Onarga is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onarga <4>
• Milford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
• Chatsworth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
  • Chatsworth is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatsworth <4>
• Chebanse
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chebanse
  • Chebanse is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chebanse <4>
• Sheldon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Sheldon is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <4>
• Cissna Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cissna Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cissna Park
  • Cissna Park is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cissna Park <4>
• Piper City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piper City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper City
  • Piper City is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piper City <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leonard ...

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

Adding Leonard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Leonard post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leonard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Iroquois County: www.iroquois-co.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov