Welcome to Leitendorf ...

So far, we found very little information about Leitendorf. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Leitendorf to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Leitendorf, please Contact Us.

Leitendorf would have been located within present day Hidalgo County<2>.

The location of Leitendorf has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Leitendorf is 4,550 feet [1,387 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Leitendorf is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Leitendorf was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Leitendorf and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

If Leitendorf still existed, it would have been in the (575) area code.

Communities near Leitendorf ...

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

• Lordsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordsburg
  • Lordsburg is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lordsburg <5>
• Shakespeare ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakespeare
  • Shakespeare is located in Hidalgo County
  • Former name for Shakespeare:
  • Ralston City
• Cotton City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton City
  • Cotton City is located in Hidalgo County
• Steins ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steins
  • Steins is located in Hidalgo County
  • Former name for Steins:
  • Stein's Pass
• Separ
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Separ
  • Separ is located in Grant County
• Animas
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas
  • Animas is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Animas <5>
• Windmill
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill
  • Windmill is located in Hidalgo County
• San Simon
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Simon
  • San Simon is located in Cochise County (AZ)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Simon <5>
• Old Hachita ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hachita
  • Old Hachita is located in Grant County
• Redrock
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redrock
  • Redrock is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redrock <5>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/