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Do you know of Goldleaf ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Goldleaf. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Goldleaf.<1>

Our sources for Goldleaf (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Goldleaf other than they indicate that Goldleaf would be found somewhere in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1904 and closed  in 1929.

Communities Also Named Goldleaf ...

We found one communities that share the name Goldleaf.

Within Virginia, the name Goldleaf is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Goldleaf in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Fresno County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Goldleaf [Fresno County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Goldleaf ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Goldleaf:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Goldleaf.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 51/31744   (Place Name: Goldleaf)

County: Mecklenburg     (FIPS State/County: 51/117)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Goldleaf) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Mecklenburg County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Mecklenburg County.

Abbyville 
 Marshallsville
BeechnutMeredith
Black's Ridge 
Buffalo Lithia SpringsNunn
Burnt Store 
Bynum StoreOakley
 Orgainsville
CephasOverland
Christiansville 
 Portia
DraperevillePush
Drol 
 Reddirt
EgmontReekes
 Riggan
Field's 
Five ForksSaffolds
 Saint Tammany's
HammervilleSkelton
HammevilleSmilax
HanfordSpring Hill
 Stony Cross
IncaSwepson
  
JoycevilleTarry's Mill
Jumbo 
 Walker Store
KeetonsvilleWayside
 White House
LambertWoburn
Lawsons Store 

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>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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