Welcome to Leat ...
Leat is located in Cherry County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Leat, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
Leat is 3,360 feet [1,024 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Leat is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Area Codes for Leat: 402 & 531<3>
Communities near Leat ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leat.
- Martin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Bennett County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
- Merriman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriman
- Merriman is located in Cherry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merriman <4>
- Gordon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Gordon is located in Sheridan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <4>
- Swett ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swett
- Swett is located in Bennett County (SD)
- Estimated population in 2014: 283 people
- Batesland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesland
- Batesland is located in Oglala Lakota County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesland <4>
- Tuthill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuthill
- Tuthill is located in Bennett County (SD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuthill <4>
- Allen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen is located in Bennett County (SD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <4>
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Denby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denby
- Denby is located in Oglala Lakota County (SD)
- Cody
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cody have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Cody is located in Cherry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cody <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 Leat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leat.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leat. 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 Leat.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leat. See our Newspapers Page for Leat.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leat ...
Looking for more information about Leat? 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 Leat, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Leat.
Adding Leat to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Leat 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 Leat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Leat post office opened in 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Leat.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leat. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cherry County: www.co.cherry.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Cherry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Leat area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Leat area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |