Leaf River, or Leafriver, is a

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in section 22 of Leaf River Township, Wadena County,

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.Today the town has a population around 50. There is a restaurant, a golf course, an old school house and a residential community.

History

The village of Leaf River had a post office from 1880 until 1882, and again from 1902 until 1908. It was served by a station of the Great Northern Railway.

Etymology

The village received its name from the Leaf River, which was in turn named for the

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, which were called by the Ojibwa ''Gaaskibag-wajiwan''. This name was translated by Gilfillan as "Rustling Leaf Mountains."

Notes

Ghost towns in Minnesota Former populated places in Wadena County, Minnesota {{WadenaCountyMN-geo-stub