Welcome to Leon ...
Leon is located in Monroe County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Leon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
Leon is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Leon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Leon: 608 & 353<3>
Communities Also Named Leon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Leon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Leon.
Communities near Leon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leon.
- Onalaska
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- Sparta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Tomah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- West Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Westby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Bangor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bangor is located in La Crosse County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Cashton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Coon Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Rockland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Norwalk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
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 Leon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leon. 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 Leon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leon. See our Newspapers Page for Leon.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leon ...
Looking for more information about Leon? 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 Leon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Leon.
Adding Leon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Leon 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 (so far) for Leon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Leon post office opened in 1851. The Leon post office closed in 1918.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Leon.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leon - 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 Leon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Leon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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/ |