Greenleaf, Oregon

Greenleaf
Unincorporated community

Greenleaf highway marker
Greenleaf
Greenleaf

Location within the state of Oregon

Coordinates: 44°06′49″N 123°40′01″W / 44.11361°N 123.66694°W / 44.11361; -123.66694Coordinates: 44°06′49″N 123°40′01″W / 44.11361°N 123.66694°W / 44.11361; -123.66694
Country United States
State Oregon
County Lane
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes 97430

Greenleaf is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.[1] Greenleaf lies on Oregon Route 36 east of Deadwood and west of Triangle Lake.

The name Greenleaf was first applied to the community about 1885, and when a post office was established in the area in 1892, the same name was used.[2] The name may refer to the abundance of bigleaf maple trees in the area.[2] Greenleaf is also the name of a creek that flows into Lake Creek where the post office was first located.[2] The post office was moved in 1908 about 3 miles (5 km) down Lake Creek.[2] Greenleaf post office closed in 1987;[3] Greenleaf now has a Deadwood mailing address.[4]

The 1928 Lake Creek Bridge near Greenleaf is a covered bridge listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Feature Query Results". United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  2. 1 2 3 4 McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 429. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices by State: OREGON Post Offices". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  5. ↑ Travel Oregon.com
The Lake Creek Bridge near Greenleaf


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