Welcome to Leo ...
So far, we found very little information about Leo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Leo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Leo, please Contact Us.
Leo would have been located within present day Roane County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Leo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Leo is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Leo was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Leo was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities Also Named Leo ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Leo - they are located in Alberta, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas (2) and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Leo.
Communities near Leo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leo.
- Ripley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clendenin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Reedy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Flint Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Rushville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Graux
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Walton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Looneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Leo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leo. 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 Leo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leo. See our Newspapers Page for Leo.
Adding Leo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Leo 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 Leo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Leo post office opened in 1901. The Leo post office closed in 1925.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Leo.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Leo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Roane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Leo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Leo area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |