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Welcome to Leopold ...

Leopold is located in Doddridge County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leopold, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Leopold is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Leopold: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Leopold ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Leopold - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Missouri and New Mexico.

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

Communities near Leopold ...

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

  • Weston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Harrisville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Salem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
  • Glenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pennsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West Union
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • West Milford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • West Milford is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
  • Burnsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jane Lew
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Ellenboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leopold ...

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

Adding Leopold to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Leopold post office opened in 1886. The Leopold post office closed in 1974.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leopold.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Doddridge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leopold - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Leopold area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Leopold 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/