Welcome to Leo ...

Leo is located

Leo is located in Cooke County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Leo is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Leo is within the boundaries of the (940) area code.

Communities Also Named Leo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Leo: This one is located in Cooke County and the other is located in Lee County.

Beyond Texas, there are 14 communities that are also named Leo - they are located in Alberta, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Leo ...

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

• Gainesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Cooke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <4>
• Sanger
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
  • Sanger is located in Denton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanger <4>
• Decatur
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
• Krum
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
  • Krum is located in Denton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <4>
• Ponder
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
  • Ponder is located in Denton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponder <4>
• Muenster
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muenster
  • Muenster is located in Cooke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muenster <4>
• Alvord
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
  • Alvord is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvord <4>
• Lindsay
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
  • Lindsay is located in Cooke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <4>
• Saint Jo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Jo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jo
  • Saint Jo is located in Montague County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Jo <4>
• Valley View
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
  • Valley View is located in Cooke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley View <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 Leo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leo ...

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

Adding Leo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Leo post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cooke County: www.co.cooke.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/