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Welcome to Leavenworth ...

Leavenworth is located in Brown County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leavenworth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

When the people of Leavenworth refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Leavenworthean<2>

Leavenworth is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Leavenworth: 507 & 924<4>

Communities Also Named Leavenworth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Leavenworth - they are located in Indiana, Kansas and Washington.

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

Communities near Leavenworth ...

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

  • New Ulm
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Saint James
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Sleepy Eye
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Springfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Morgan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Morgan is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Butterfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Hanska
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Comfrey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sanborn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Clements
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clements is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leavenworth ...

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

Adding Leavenworth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Leavenworth post office opened in 1858. The Leavenworth post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leavenworth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Leavenworth refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Leavenworth may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leavenworth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Leavenworth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Leavenworth area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/