Welcome to Leisure ...

Leisure is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leisure, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Leisure is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Leisure: (765)

Communities Also Named Leisure ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Leisure - they are located in Kentucky and Michigan.

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

Communities near Leisure ...

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

• Kokomo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
  • Kokomo is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <4>
• Marion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Elwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <4>
• Gas City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
  • Gas City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gas City <4>
• Cicero
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Cicero is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <4>
• Tipton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <4>
• Alexandria
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• Upland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
  • Upland is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <4>
• Fairmount
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Fairmount is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <4>
• Greentown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
  • Greentown is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <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 Leisure. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leisure.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leisure ...

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

Adding Leisure to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Leisure post office opened in 1888.

We also found Leisure on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leisure.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov