Greenleaf’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Greenleaf. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Greenleaf was founded in 1876. It was incorporated in 1880. Greenleaf was named for A. W. Greenleaf, the treasurer of the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad. The post office at Round Grove, Kansas; which had been known at various times as Prospect Hill and Hopper, was moved to Greenleaf when the railroad missed the settlement.
A tornado hit Greenleaf on September 25, 1973. The tornado demolished 42 homes, 26 businesses and took the lives of two children.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Greenleaf’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Greenleaf’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewGreenleaf Kansas Farmyard, 1978: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Greenleaf, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Greenleaf is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Greenleaf has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is John F. Wayland House in Washington, 6.9 miles away.
Greenleaf and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Greenleaf Kansas Farmyard (1978) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.