Welcome to Saint Leo ...
Saint Leo is located in Kingman County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Leo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
A typical abbreviation for Saint Leo: St. Leo
Saint Leo is 1,750 feet [533 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Saint Leo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Saint Leo: 620
Communities Also Named Saint Leo ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Saint Leo - they are located in Florida, Minnesota and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Leo.
Communities near Saint Leo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint Leo.
- Pratt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kingman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Medicine Lodge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cunningham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- 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
- Preston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Preston is located in Pratt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Barber County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Former name for Sharon:
- Bible Valley
- Sawyer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Sawyer is located in Pratt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Isabel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isabel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
- Isabel is located in Barber County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Zenda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zenda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Zenda is located in Kingman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zenda <3>
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 Saint Leo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Leo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint Leo. 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 Saint Leo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Leo. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Leo.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Leo ...
Looking for more information about Saint Leo? 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 Saint Leo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Leo.
Adding Saint Leo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Saint Leo 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 Saint Leo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Saint Leo post office opened in 1904.
We also found Saint Leo on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Leo.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Kingman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Leo - 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/ |