Welcome to McLeod ...

McLeod is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

McLeod is located in Cass County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McLeod, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1937.

McLeod is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for McLeod: (903) and (430)<3>

The ZIP code for McLeod: 75565<4>

Going back to its beginning, McLeod was originally named Good Exchange. For more information about the names of McLeod, see The Names of McLeod on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named McLeod ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named McLeod - they are located in British Columbia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana (2), North Dakota and Oregon.

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

Communities near McLeod ...

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

• Atlanta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <5>
• Vivian
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vivian have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
  • Vivian is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <5>
• Linden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <5>
• Queen City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
  • Queen City is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queen City <5>
• Oil City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <5>
• Mooringsport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooringsport have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooringsport
  • Mooringsport is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooringsport <5>
• Bloomburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg
  • Bloomburg is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomburg <5>
• Hosston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosston
  • Hosston is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hosston <5>
• Rodessa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodessa have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodessa
  • Rodessa is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodessa <5>
• Belcher
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
  • Belcher is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belcher <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McLeod ...

Looking for more information about McLeod? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for McLeod, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McLeod.

Adding McLeod to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McLeod 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 McLeod was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the McLeod post office opened in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McLeod.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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