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Welcome to Leaf Valley ...

Leaf Valley is located in Douglas County<1>.

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.<2>.

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)
  • Osakis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Parkers Prairie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Henning
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Evansville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • Brandon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • Miltona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miltona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • 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 <3>
  • Garfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • 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 <3>

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.<6>

X2X - 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.

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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leaf Valley - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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