Welcome to Leroy ...

Leroy is located in Pembina County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leroy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Leroy is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Leroy is within the boundaries of the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Leroy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Leroy - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Leroy ...

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

• Winkler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winkler <3>
• Altona
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altona <3>
• Cavalier
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavalier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalier
  • Cavalier is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavalier <3>
• Walhalla
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
  • Walhalla is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walhalla <3>
• Plum Coulee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Coulee
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum Coulee <3>
• Gretna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <3>
• Neche
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neche have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neche
  • Neche is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neche <3>
• Mountain
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
  • Mountain is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain <3>
• Bathgate
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bathgate
  • Bathgate is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bathgate <3>
• Hamilton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leroy ...

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

Adding Leroy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Leroy post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leroy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/