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Welcome to Leonel ...

Leonel is located in Dewey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leonel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Leonel is 1,830 feet [558 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Leonel: 580

Communities near Leonel ...

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

  • Watonga
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Thomas
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Thomas is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomas <3>
  • Seiling
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Canton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Taloga
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Longdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hitchcock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Oakwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Putnam
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagle City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
    • Eagle City is located in Blaine County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leonel ...

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

Adding Leonel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Leonel post office opened in 1915. The Leonel post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leonel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Dewey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leonel - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/