Welcome to East Leverett ...

East Leverett is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Leverett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

A typical abbreviation for East Leverett: E. Leverett

East Leverett is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near East Leverett ...

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

• Amherst
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Amherst is located in Hampshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
• Holyoke
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Holyoke is located in Hampden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
• Northampton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Northampton is located in Hampshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
• Ludlow
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Ludlow is located in Hampden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
• South Hadley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
• Greenfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
• Easthampton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
• Belchertown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
• Athol
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Athol is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
• Ware
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ware is located in Hampshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 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 East Leverett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Leverett.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Leverett ...

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

Adding East Leverett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Leverett 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 East Leverett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the East Leverett post office opened in 1893. The East Leverett post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Leverett.