Welcome to Leon ...

Leon is located in Ashtabula County<1>.

The location of Leon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

Leon is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Leon lies within the (440) area code.

Communities Also Named Leon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Leon: This one is located in Ashtabula County and the other is located in Putnam County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 29 communities that are also named Leon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Leon ...

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

• Ashtabula
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtabula
  • Ashtabula is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashtabula <4>
• Geneva
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
• Jefferson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• North Kingsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingsville
  • North Kingsville is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Kingsville <4>
• Orwell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
  • Orwell is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orwell <4>
• Roaming Shores
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaming Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
  • Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
• Andover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <4>
• Linesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linesville
  • Linesville is located in Crawford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linesville <4>
• Conneautville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conneautville
  • Conneautville is located in Crawford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conneautville <4>
• Conneaut Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conneaut Lake
  • Conneaut Lake is located in Crawford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conneaut Lake <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 Leon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leon ...

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

Adding Leon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Leon post office opened in 1831.

We also found Leon in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ashtabula County: www.co.ashtabula.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/