Welcome to Leach ...

Leach is located in Delaware County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Leach is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Leach lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Leach: (918) and (539)<4>

The ZIP code for Leach: 74351<5>

Communities Also Named Leach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Leach - they are located in Kentucky (2), Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Leach ...

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

• Tahlequah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahlequah
  • Tahlequah is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahlequah <6>
• Jay
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Jay is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <6>
• Salina
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
  • Salina is located in Mayes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salina <6>
• Locust Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Locust Grove is located in Mayes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <6>
• West Siloam Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Siloam Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Siloam Springs
  • West Siloam Springs is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Siloam Springs <6>
• Colcord
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colcord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colcord
  • Colcord is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colcord <6>
• Langley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
  • Langley is located in Mayes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langley <6>
• Kansas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Kansas is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <6>
• Spavinaw
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spavinaw
  • Spavinaw is located in Mayes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spavinaw <6>
• Sportsmen Acres
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sportsmen Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmen Acres
  • Sportsmen Acres is located in Mayes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leach ...

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

Adding Leach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leach 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 Leach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Leach post office opened in 1897.

We also found Leach on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/