You can use the .bindPopup method to bind a desired attribute to the popup, with the use of an onEachFeature function. See below. Examples can be found [here][1]. function onEachFeature(feature, layer) { if (feature.properties && feature.properties.NAME) { layer.bindPopup(feature.properties.NAME); } } geojsonFeatures = "county_coords.geojson" L.geoJSON(geojsonFeatures, { onEachFeature: onEachFeature }).addTo(map); [1]: http://leafletjs.com/examples/geojson/