Welcome to Leland ...

Leland is located in Jefferson County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Leland, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Leland is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Leland lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Leland lies within the (360) area code.

Communities Also Named Leland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Leland - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Leland ...

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

• Poulsbo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulsbo
  • Poulsbo is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulsbo <4>
• Port Townsend
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Townsend
  • Port Townsend is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Townsend <4>
• Sequim
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequim
  • Sequim is located in Clallam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sequim <4>
• Quilcene
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quilcene
  • Quilcene is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quilcene <4>
• Beaver Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
  • Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
• Chimacum
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimacum
  • Chimacum is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chimacum <4>
• Port Ludlow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ludlow
  • Port Ludlow is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Ludlow <4>
• Blyn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyn
  • Blyn is located in Clallam County
• Gardiner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
  • Gardiner is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardiner <4>
• Adelma Beach
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelma Beach
  • Adelma Beach is located in Jefferson 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 Leland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leland ...

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

Adding Leland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leland 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 Leland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Leland post office opened in 1881.

We also found Leland in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/