Greenlaw, Louisiana
Greenlaw, Louisiana | |
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Greenlaw, Louisiana Greenlaw, Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 30°59′04″N 90°29′05″W / 30.98444°N 90.48472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Tangipahoa |
| Elevation | 259 ft (79 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 985 |
| GNIS feature ID | 554619 [1] |
| FIPS code | 22-31460 |
Greenlaw is an unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 17 miles (27.4 km) north 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.[2][3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenlaw, Louisiana
- ^ Who's who in Louisiana and Mississippi: Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Women of Louisiana and Mississippi. The Times-Picayune. 1918. pp. 106–107. Retrieved November 7, 2025 – via Google Books.
- ^ Ron Barthet (May 16, 2016). "Greenlaw Lumber Company In Ramsay". tammanyfamily.blogspot.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.