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Welcome to North Leslie ...

North Leslie is located in Ingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Leslie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862.

A typical abbreviation for North Leslie: N. Leslie

North Leslie is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Leslie: 517

Communities near North Leslie ...

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

  • Lansing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • East Lansing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jackson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jackson is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
    • Former name for Jackson:
    • Jacksonopolis
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
  • Mason
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Eaton Rapids
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Williamston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Potterville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Webberville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Dimondale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Stockbridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Leslie ...

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

Adding North Leslie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Leslie 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 North Leslie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the North Leslie post office opened in 1862. The North Leslie post office closed in 1866.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Leslie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Ingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Leslie - 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/