Welcome to Leaf Valley ...

Leaf Valley is located in Douglas County<1>.

The location of Leaf Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leaf Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

A typical abbreviation for Leaf Valley: Leaf Vly. (or less commonly used: Leaf Vally. or Leaf Vlly.)

Leaf Valley is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Leaf Valley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Leaf Valley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leaf Valley.

• Alexandria
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• Osakis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osakis
  • Osakis is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osakis <4>
• Parkers Prairie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Prairie
  • Parkers Prairie is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkers Prairie <4>
• Henning
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
  • Henning is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <4>
• Evansville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Evansville is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <4>
• Carlos
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
  • Carlos is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlos <4>
• Brandon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <4>
• Ashby
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
  • Ashby is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashby <4>
• Miltona
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miltona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltona
  • Miltona is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miltona <4>
• Garfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garfield <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Leaf Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leaf Valley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leaf Valley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leaf Valley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leaf Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Leaf Valley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leaf Valley ...

Looking for more information about Leaf Valley? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Leaf Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Leaf Valley.

Adding Leaf Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leaf Valley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Leaf Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Leaf Valley post office opened in 1871.

We also found Leaf Valley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leaf Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leaf Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/