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Welcome to Leader ...

Leader is located in Chesterfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leader, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

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

Time Zone: Leader lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Leader: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Leader ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Leader - they are located in Colorado, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Saskatchewan.

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

Websites for Leader ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chesterfieldchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Leader, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Leader ...

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

  • Richmond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Petersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hopewell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Colonial Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Holly ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Matoaca
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
  • Sutherland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Addison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Fendley ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
  • Grant Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leader ...

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

Adding Leader to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leader in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Leader was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Leader post office opened in 1895. The Leader post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leader.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Chesterfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leader - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Leader area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Leader area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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