Welcome to Leon ...

Leon is located in Carter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Leon is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Leon is located in the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Leon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Leon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Manitoba, Maryland, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Leon ...

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

• Grayson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <3>
• Olive Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
  • Olive Hill is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <3>
• Sandy Hook
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <3>
• Blaine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <3>
• Mount Savage
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
  • Mount Savage is located in Carter County
• Grahn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
  • Grahn is located in Carter County
• Pactolus
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
  • Pactolus is located in Carter County
• Beetle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beetle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
  • Beetle is located in Carter County
• Denton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Carter County
• Willard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Carter County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leon ...

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

Adding Leon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Leon post office opened in 1892.

We also found Leon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/