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Welcome to Leonardsville ...

Leonardsville is located in Carbon County<1>.

Leonardsville is 1,600 feet [488 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Leonardsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Leonardsville - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Leonardsville ...

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

  • Wilkes-Barre
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hazleton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nanticoke
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pittston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Plymouth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Exeter
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
    • Exeter is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <3>
  • Palmerton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
    • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
  • Lehighton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Swoyersville
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Leonardsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leonardsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leonardsville ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Carbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leonardsville - 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.