Welcome to Greenleaf ...

Greenleaf is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenleaf, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Greenleaf is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Greenleaf lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Greenleaf: (919) & (984)<4>

Communities Also Named Greenleaf ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Greenleaf - they are located in Florida (2), Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Oregon and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Greenleaf ...

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

• Selma
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <5>
• Mount Olive
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Mount Olive is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Olive <5>
• La Grange
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Lenoir County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <5>
• Pine Level
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
  • Pine Level is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Level <5>
• Kenly
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
  • Kenly is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <5>
• Snow Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Snow Hill is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <5>
• Princeton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <5>
• Fremont
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <5>
• Lucama
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucama
  • Lucama is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucama <5>
• Walnut Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
  • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenleaf ...

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

Adding Greenleaf to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenleaf 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 Greenleaf was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Greenleaf post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenleaf.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynegov.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/