Greenleaf is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Lane County

Lane County, Oregon

-National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:...

, Oregon

Oregon

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, United States

United States

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 and has a post office

Post office

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 with a ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 of 97430. Greenleaf lies on Oregon Route 36 east of Deadwood

Deadwood, Oregon

Deadwood is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Oregon Route 36, in the Oregon Coast Range.Deadwood was named after Deadwood Creek, a tributary of the Siuslaw River. Deadwood Creek was so-named because of the dead timber snags next to its banks, which...

 and west of Triangle Lake

Triangle Lake, Oregon

Triangle Lake is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located about west of Junction City on Oregon Route 36, on the southwest side of the lake of same name. Triangle Lake is closely linked to the unincorporated community of Blachly, on the northeast side of the...

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History

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. The name may refer to the abundance of bigleaf maple trees in the area. Greenleaf is also the name of a creek that flows into Lake Creek where the post office was first located. The post office was moved in 1908 about three miles down Lake Creek.

The 1928 Lake Creek Bridge

Lake Creek Bridge

The Lake Creek Bridge, located near Greenleaf, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places....

 near Greenleaf is a covered bridge

Covered bridge

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 listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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