Leon is a city in and the county seat of Decatur County, Iowa, United States. Landmarks include Decatur County Courthouse. Leon is the birthplace of John Clinton Porter, politician.
Leon, Iowa gifts and souvenirs: 24 designs made from Leon's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Leon Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Leon Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Leon Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Leon Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Leon Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Leon Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 3 styles
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
The town's earliest Sanborn fire-insurance map, drawn building by building and hand-coloured, from the Library of Congress
From the Library of Congress collections: a historic survey drawing or photograph of the town
Population 2010: 1,977 → 2020: 1,822
From Wikidata (CC0).
Center Township was organized as part of the formation of the county on 1 April 1850. Because Decatur City was inaccessible to the rest of the county during the area's periodic floods, a majority of the county voted to move the county seat to a nearby location east of the Little River. Because the residents of Decatur City refused to respect the results of the vote, the county records were stolen and moved by ox-drawn wagon under cover of darkness. The new settlement was originally named Independence, but that name was soon discovered to have already been taken by another town in Buchanan County. It was then renamed South Independence before the state legislator and veteran W.H. Cheevers successfully argued for renaming it Leon in honor of the Jewish "Fighting Doctor" David Camden de Leon in 1855.
It was formally incorporated as a city in 1858, which politically separated the community from Center Township. It was a shipping point on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Leon, Iowa, revision 1380232223 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
We share a part of every Leon sale with local partners, and we'd love to print from your collection. Old photographs, maps and postcards make the best keepsakes.
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1 free coloring page of Leon, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Leon's population was 1,822 in the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 1,977 in 2010.
Decatur County Courthouse