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Welcome to Leander ...

Leander is located in Vernon Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leander, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Leander is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Leander: 337

Communities Also Named Leander ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Leander - they are located in Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Leander ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leander ...

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

Adding Leander to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leander 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 (so far) for Leander was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Leander post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leander.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Vernon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leander - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/