Welcome to Leete ...
So far, we found very little information about Leete. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Leete to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Leete, please Contact Us.
Leete would have been located within present day Churchill County<2>.
Leete was founded in 1870.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Leete is 4,030 feet [1,228 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Leete is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Leete was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Leete was located: 775
Communities near Leete ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leete.
- Fernley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Darwin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Darwin is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Hazen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hazen is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Wadsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Diatom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Diatom is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diatom
- Huxley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huxley is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
- Jessup ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jessup is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
- Nixon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ragtown ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ragtown is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
- Lahontan City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lahontan City is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahontan City
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 Leete. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leete.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leete. 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 Leete.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leete. See our Newspapers Page for Leete.
Adding Leete to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Leete 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 Leete was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Leete post office opened in 1899. The Leete post office closed in 1912.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Leete.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Leete, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Churchill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leete - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |