The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Leon was founded in 1879. It was named after Leon, Iowa, which in turn was named after the Jewish "Fighting Doctor" David Camden de Leon. The first building, built in 1879, was the blacksmith shop of H. Belton. Leon was incorporated as a city in 1882.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Leon’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Leon is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Leon has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Yingling Brothers Auto Company in El Dorado, 9.3 miles away.
Leon and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.