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Unincorporated community in Louisiana

Unincorporated community in Louisiana, United States
Greenlaw, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
Greenlaw, Louisiana is located in LouisianaGreenlaw, LouisianaGreenlaw, LouisianaShow map of LouisianaGreenlaw, Louisiana is located in the United StatesGreenlaw, LouisianaGreenlaw, LouisianaShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 30°59′04″N 90°29′05″W / 30.98444°N 90.48472°W / 30.98444; -90.48472
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishTangipahoa
Elevation259 ft (79 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code985
GNIS feature ID554619
FIPS code22-31460

Greenlaw is an unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 17 miles (27.36 kilometres) N of Amite City, Louisiana.

Name origin

The community is named after a local sawmill owned by Edward Runnels Greenlaw who owned and operated the Greenlaw Lumber Company.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenlaw, Louisiana
  2. Who's who in Louisiana and Mississippi: Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Women of Louisiana and Mississippi. The Times-Picayune. 1918. pp. 106–.
  3. Ron Barthet. "Greenlaw Lumber Company In Ramsay". tammanyfamily.blogspot.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
Municipalities and communities of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States
Parish seat: Amite City
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