Welcome to Leader ...

Leader is located in Cass County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leader, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Leader is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Leader lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Leader: (218)

Communities Also Named Leader ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Leader - they are located in Colorado, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan and Virginia.

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

Communities near Leader ...

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

• Staples
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staples have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples
  • Staples is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staples <4>
• Pequot Lakes
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequot Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Lakes
  • Pequot Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pequot Lakes <4>
• Nisswa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nisswa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisswa
  • Nisswa is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisswa <4>
• Lake Shore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
  • Lake Shore is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Shore <4>
• East Gull Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gull Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gull Lake
  • East Gull Lake is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Gull Lake <4>
• Pine River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
  • Pine River is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine River <4>
• Motley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
  • Motley is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Motley <4>
• Verndale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verndale
  • Verndale is located in Wadena County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verndale <4>
• Pillager
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillager have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillager
  • Pillager is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pillager <4>
• Jenkins
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leader ...

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

Adding Leader to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Leader post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leader.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cass County: www.co.cass.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/