Jump to content

Greenlaw, Louisiana

Coordinates: 30°59′04″N 90°29′05″W / 30.98444°N 90.48472°W / 30.98444; -90.48472
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Greenlaw, Louisiana
Greenlaw, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Greenlaw, Louisiana
Greenlaw, Louisiana
Greenlaw, Louisiana is located in the United States
Greenlaw, Louisiana
Greenlaw, Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°59′04″N 90°29′05″W / 30.98444°N 90.48472°W / 30.98444; -90.48472
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishTangipahoa
Elevation
259 ft (79 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code985
GNIS feature ID554619 [1]
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

[edit]

The community is named after a local sawmill owned by Edward Runnels Greenlaw who owned and operated the Greenlaw Lumber Company.[2][3]

References

[edit]
  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.