Welcome to Leland ...

Leland is located in Leelanau County<1> and is the County Seat for Leelanau County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

Leland is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Leland: 231

The ZIP code for Leland: 49654<3>

Communities Also Named Leland ...

While we believe that this Leland is located in Leelanau County, we know of another 2 Michigan communities named Leland. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chippewa and Washtenaw County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 23 communities that are also named Leland - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Leland ...

Official Website: www.lelandmi.com/

Communities near Leland ...

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

• Traverse City
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Traverse City
  • From Leland to Traverse City
• Elk Rapids
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elk Rapids
  • From Leland to Elk Rapids
• Suttons Bay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Northport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Northport
  • From Leland to Northport
• Manseau ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Manseau is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manseau
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Manseau
  • From Leland to Manseau
• Peshawbestown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Peshawbestown is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshawbestown
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Peshawbestown
  • From Leland to Peshawbestown
• Schomberg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Schomberg is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schomberg
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Schomberg
  • From Leland to Schomberg
• Bodus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bodus is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bodus
  • From Leland to Bodus
• Omena
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Omena is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omena
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omena <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Omena
  • From Leland to Omena
• Onominee ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Onominee is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onominee
  • Onominee has also been known as:
  • Onominese
  • Onomonese
  • Onuminee
  • Onumunese
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Onominee
  • From Leland to Onominee

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leland ...

Looking for more information about Leland? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Leland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Leland.

Adding Leland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Leland post office opened in 1857.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leland.