Welcome to Leota ...
Leota is located in Uintah County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Leota, you might consider that their post office opened in 1926.
Leota is 4,810 feet [1,466 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Leota is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Leota lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Leota: 435
Communities Also Named Leota ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Leota - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Leota.
Communities near Leota ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leota.
- Vernal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
- Vernal is located in Uintah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,468 people
- Former names for Vernal:
- Ashley
- Bench
- The Bench
- Hatch
- Jericho
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernal <3>
- Roosevelt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Naples
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ballard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Ballard is located in Uintah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Ouray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouray
- Ouray is located in Uintah County
- Fort Robidoux ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Robidoux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Robidoux
- Fort Robidoux is located in Uintah County
- Fort Robidoux has also been known as:
- Antoine Robidoux's Fort
- Fort Kit Carson
- William Reed's Post
- Randlett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gusher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Duchesne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Independence ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Independence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Uintah County
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 Leota. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leota.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leota. 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 Leota.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leota. See our Newspapers Page for Leota.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leota ...
Looking for more information about Leota? 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 Leota, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Leota.
Adding Leota to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Leota 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 Leota was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Leota post office opened in 1926.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Leota.
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 Leota - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |