Welcome to Greenleafton ...

Greenleafton is located in Fillmore County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenleafton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Greenleafton is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Greenleafton is located in the (507) area code.

Communities near Greenleafton ...

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

• Cresco
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
  • Cresco is located in Howard County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresco <4>
• Chatfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
  • Chatfield is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatfield <4>
• Spring Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <4>
• Preston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <4>
• Harmony
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <4>
• Le Roy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <4>
• Lanesboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
  • Lanesboro is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <4>
• Racine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
  • Racine is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <4>
• Lime Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Springs
  • Lime Springs is located in Howard County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lime Springs <4>
• Wykoff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wykoff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykoff
  • Wykoff is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wykoff <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 Greenleafton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenleafton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenleafton ...

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

Adding Greenleafton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenleafton 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 Greenleafton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Greenleafton post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenleafton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fillmore County: www.co.fillmore.mn.us/

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