Place:Leon, Cattaraugus, New York, United States

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NameLeon
TypeTown
Coordinates42.283°N 79.017°W
Located inCattaraugus, New York, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Kendall Flats Cemetery
Treat Memorial Cemetery
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Leon is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 1,253 at the 2020 census.[1] The name is derived from the former Kingdom of León in Spain, though it is pronounced like the American first name, "LEE-un". The town is on the western border of the county, northwest of the city of Salamanca.

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The area that would become the town was first settled circa 1819. The town of Leon was founded in 1832 from a part of the town of Conewango.

The Leon Grange No. 795 and Leon United Methodist Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Leon's post office, ZIP code 14751, opened June 20, 1837. It closed on July 24, 2010.

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  • Outstanding guide to Leon family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, town histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
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