Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
31°32′47″N 97°37′6″W / 31.54639°N 97.61833°W / 31.54639; -97.61833 Country United States State Texas County Coryell Elevation
679 ft (207 m) Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT) Area code 254 GNIS feature ID1361091[ 1] Leon Junction is an unincorporated community in Coryell County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[ 1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 25 in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area .
Education In 1904, New Olive School had 75 students and two teachers.[ 2] Today, the community is served by the Gatesville Independent School District .
Notable person Jack Thornton, basketball player.[ 3]
References ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leon Junction, Texas ^ Smyrl, Vivian Elizabeth. "Leon Junction, TX". tshaonline.org . Retrieved July 12, 2023 . ^ "Jack Thornton NBL stats". basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016 . Municipalities and communities of Coryell County, Texas , United States
County seat : Gatesville
Cities Coryell County map Towns CDPs Other communities Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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