Welcome to Leland ...
Leland is located in Sauk County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Leland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
Leland is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Leland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Leland: 608 & 353<3>
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 Washington.
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.
- Baraboo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Baraboo
- From Leland to Baraboo
- Reedsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Prairie du Sac village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Prairie du Sac village
- From Leland to Prairie du Sac village
- Sauk City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Lake Delton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Delton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
- Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- Mazomanie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Spring Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Black Earth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Black Earth
- From Leland to Black Earth
- West Baraboo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baraboo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Lone Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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.
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>
X2X - From that list, the Leland post office opened in 1883.
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 Sauk County: www.co.sauk.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Sauk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leland - 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 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Leland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Leland area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |