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Welcome to Greenleaf ...

Greenleaf is located in Wayne County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Greenleaf: 919 & 984<3>

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)
    • Selma is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
  • Mount Olive
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • La Grange
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Level
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kenly is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <4>
  • Snow Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Princeton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Fremont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lucama
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
    • 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 (so far) for Greenleaf was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Greenleaf post office opened in 1886. The Greenleaf post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenleaf.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenleaf - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Greenleaf area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Greenleaf area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/