Welcome to Leiter ...

Leiter is located in Sheridan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leiter, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Leiter is 3,770 feet [1,149 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Leiter is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Leiter lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Leiter is within the boundaries of the (307) area code.

The ZIP code for Leiter: 82837<3>

Communities Also Named Leiter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Leiter - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Leiter ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Leiter.

• Clearmont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearmont
  • Clearmont is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearmont <4>
• Arvada
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvada
  • Arvada is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvada <4>
• Wyarno
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyarno
  • Wyarno is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyarno <4>
• Recluse
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recluse
  • Recluse is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Recluse <4>
• Banner
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
  • Banner is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banner <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Leiter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leiter.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leiter ...

Looking for more information about Leiter? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Leiter, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Leiter.

Adding Leiter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leiter 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 Leiter was on a map titled Road Map for Wyoming (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leiter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sheridan County: www.sheridancounty.com/

The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/