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Welcome to Leader ...

Leader is located in Pontotoc County<1>.

Leader is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Leader: 580

Communities Also Named Leader ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Leader - they are located in Colorado, Minnesota, Saskatchewan and Virginia.

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

Communities near Leader ...

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

  • Ada
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Ada is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <3>
  • Coalgate
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Byng
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byng have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
    • Byng is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Allen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Allen is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
  • Stonewall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Francis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tupelo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupelo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
    • Tupelo is located in Coal County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupelo <3>
  • Fitzhugh
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitzhugh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
    • Fitzhugh is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fitzhugh <3>
  • Spaulding
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaulding have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
    • Spaulding is located in Hughes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
  • Sasakwa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leader ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Pontotoc, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leader - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.