Welcome to Leon ...

Leon is located in Duplin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Leon is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Leon: (252)

Communities Also Named Leon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Leon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, New Mexico (2), New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Leon ...

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

• Mount Olive
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Mount Olive is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Olive <4>
• Warsaw
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Duplin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,084 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• La Grange
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Lenoir County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <4>
• Richlands
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
  • Richlands is located in Onslow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <4>
• Rose Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Rose Hill is located in Duplin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Hill <4>
• Beulaville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulaville
  • Beulaville is located in Duplin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulaville <4>
• Faison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faison
  • Faison is located in Duplin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faison <4>
• Magnolia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Duplin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
• Walnut Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
  • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
• Kenansville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenansville
  • Kenansville is located in Duplin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenansville <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 Leon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leon ...

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

Adding Leon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Leon post office opened in 1891.

We also found Leon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Duplin County: www.duplincounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/