Welcome to Lerado ...
Lerado is located in Reno County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lerado, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Lerado is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lerado lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Lerado ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lerado - it's located in Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lerado.
Communities near Lerado ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lerado.
- Kingman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pretty Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pretty Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Prairie
- Pretty Prairie is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pretty Prairie <3>
- Arlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <3>
- Cunningham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Cunningham is located in Kingman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Turon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turon
- Turon is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Former name for Turon:
- Pioneer City
- Partridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvia
- Sylvia is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Sylvia has also been known as:
- Anderson's Farm
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sylvia
- From Lerado to Sylvia
- Preston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Plevna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Abbyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbyville
- Abbyville is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 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 Lerado. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lerado.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lerado. 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 Lerado.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lerado. See our Newspapers Page for Lerado.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lerado ...
Looking for more information about Lerado? 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 Lerado, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lerado.
Adding Lerado to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lerado 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 Lerado was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Lerado post office opened in 1884.
We also found Lerado in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lerado.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Reno, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lerado - 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/ |