Leaf, Mississippi

Leaf, Mississippi
Leaf is located in Mississippi
Leaf
Leaf
Leaf is located in the United States
Leaf
Leaf
Coordinates: 31°01′33″N 88°47′44″W / 31.02583°N 88.79556°W / 31.02583; -88.79556
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyGreene
Area
 • Total1.18 sq mi (3.06 km2)
 • Land1.18 sq mi (3.06 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
95 ft (29 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total62
 • Density52.54/sq mi (20.29/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39456
GNIS feature ID693696[2]

Leaf is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Greene County, Mississippi, United States.[2]

Leaf is located east of Leaf River Wildlife Management Area, within the eastern boundary of De Soto National Forest.

The town is named for the Leaf River, which flows a few miles east.[3]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 62.[4]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Neely, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Greene County History of Towns". Genealogy Trails. January 19, 2014.
  4. ^ "Leaf CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.