Leopold, IN

Leopold is a small unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Leopold Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Leopold was founded in 1842 by the Reverend Augustine Bessonies and named for the then-reigning king of Belgium, Leopold I. A post office was in operation at Leopold from 1846 until August 12, 2017. Leopold is in Perry Central Community School Corporation. Prior to 1962, the community had its own high school. A newcomer can read Leopold through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Leopold comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. Leopold is located fifteen miles north of the Ohio River.