Welcome to Leo ...

Leo is located

Leo is located in Lee County<1>.

Leo is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Leo: 979

Communities Also Named Leo ...

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

• Giddings
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Giddings is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giddings
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Giddings <3>
• Lexington
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lexington is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <3>
• Fedor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fedor is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
• Lincoln
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <3>
• Loebau
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Loebau is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
• Old Dime Box
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
• Blue
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Blue is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
• Dime Box
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dime Box is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dime Box
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dime Box <3>
• Tanglewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
• Hicks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hicks is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks

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 (so far) for Leo was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leo.