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 Leaf Mountains, which were called by the

Ojibwa The Ojibwe (; syll.: ᐅᒋᐺ; plural: ''Ojibweg'' ᐅᒋᐺᒃ) are an Anishinaabe people whose homeland (''Ojibwewaki'' ᐅᒋᐺᐘᑭ) covers much of the Great Lakes region and the northern plains, extending into the subarctic and thro ...

''Gaaskibag-wajiwan''. This name was translated by Gilfillan as "Rustling Leaf Mountains."

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