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Welcome to Greenlaw ...

Greenlaw is located in Tangipahoa Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenlaw, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Greenlaw is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Greenlaw: 985

Communities Also Named Greenlaw ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Greenlaw - they are located in Maine and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Greenlaw.

Communities near Greenlaw ...

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

  • McComb
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • McComb is located in Pike County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <3>
  • Amite City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Kentwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Magnolia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Roseland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Tangipahoa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Greensburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Chatawa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Chatawa is located in Pike County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
  • Sunny Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
  • Gillsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gillsburg is located in Amite County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg

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 Greenlaw. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenlaw.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Greenlaw. 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 Greenlaw.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenlaw ...

Looking for more information about Greenlaw? 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 Greenlaw, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Greenlaw.

Adding Greenlaw to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenlaw 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 (so far) for Greenlaw was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Greenlaw post office opened in 1901. The Greenlaw post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenlaw.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Tangipahoa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenlaw - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/