Welcome to Leelanau Shores ...

Leelanau Shores is located in Leelanau County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Leelanau Shores: Leelanau Shrs.

Leelanau Shores is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Leelanau Shores: 231

Communities near Leelanau Shores ...

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

• Traverse City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Traverse City is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traverse City <3>
• Elk Rapids
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Elk Rapids is located in Antrim County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Rapids
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Rapids <3>
• Suttons Bay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Suttons Bay is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons Bay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suttons Bay <3>
• Northport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Northport is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northport <3>
• Empire
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Empire is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <3>
• Lake Ann
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Ann is located in Benzie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ann <3>
• Bodus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bodus is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
• Hatchs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
• Isadore ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Isadore is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
• Schomberg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Schomberg is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schomberg

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leelanau Shores ...

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