Welcome to East Leroy ...

East Leroy is located in Calhoun County<1>.

The location of East Leroy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Leroy, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for East Leroy: E. Leroy

East Leroy is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

East Leroy is within the boundaries of the (269) area code.

The ZIP code for East Leroy: 49051<4>

Communities near East Leroy ...

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

• Battle Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
  • Battle Creek is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <5>
• Portage
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <5>
• Coldwater
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <5>
• Marshall
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <5>
• Springfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Vicksburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
  • Vicksburg is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vicksburg <5>
• Galesburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
  • Galesburg is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <5>
• Union City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <5>
• Colon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
  • Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <5>
• Athens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Leroy ...

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

Adding East Leroy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Leroy 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 East Leroy was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhoun-mi.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/