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Welcome to Leeton ...

Leeton is located in Uintah County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leeton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Leeton is 5,500 feet [1,676 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Leeton is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Leeton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Leeton: 435

Communities Also Named Leeton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Leeton - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Leeton ...

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

  • Roosevelt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ballard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
    • Ballard is located in Uintah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Myton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Altamont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hayden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
    • Hayden is located in Uintah County
  • Tridell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Whiterocks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cedarview ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
    • Cedarview is located in Duchesne County
  • Lapoint
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapoint have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapoint
    • Lapoint is located in Uintah County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapoint <3>
  • Neola
    (6 miles [9.7 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 Leeton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leeton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leeton ...

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

Adding Leeton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leeton 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 Leeton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Leeton post office opened in 1912.

We also found Leeton on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leeton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Uintah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leeton - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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