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Welcome to East Leon ...

East Leon is located in Cattaraugus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Leon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for East Leon: E. Leon

East Leon is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for East Leon: 716 & 624<3>

Communities near East Leon ...

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

  • Salamanca
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Springville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Gowanda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <4>
  • Silver Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Falconer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Randolph
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • North Collins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Little Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cattaraugus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Forestville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Leon ...

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

Adding East Leon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East 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 (so far) for East Leon was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Leon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Cattaraugus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Leon - 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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the East Leon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the East Leon 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.