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Welcome to Leverton ...

Leverton is located in Linn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leverton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Leverton is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Leverton: 660

Communities near Leverton ...

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

  • Brookfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Marceline
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Milan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Milan is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <3>
  • Bucklin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bucklin is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Meadville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Laclede
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Linneus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Linneus is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Browning
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Browning is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • New Cambria
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Purdin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Purdin is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 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 Leverton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leverton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leverton ...

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

Adding Leverton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leverton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Leverton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Leverton post office opened in 1883. The Leverton post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leverton.

Footnotes ...

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