Welcome to Leta ...
Leta is located in Carroll County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Leta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
Leta is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Leta lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Leta: 660
Communities Also Named Leta ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Leta - it's located in Arkansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Leta.
Communities near Leta ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leta.
- Marshall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Slater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Brunswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Norborne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Hale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Bosworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Malta Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Bend
- Malta Bend is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta Bend <3>
- Gilliam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilliam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 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 Leta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leta.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leta. 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 Leta.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leta. See our Newspapers Page for Leta.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leta ...
Looking for more information about Leta? 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 Leta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Leta.
Adding Leta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Leta 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 Leta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Leta post office opened in 1898.
We also found Leta on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Leta.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leta - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |