Bayleaf
Unincorporated community
Old Bayleaf Road
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Coordinates: 35°56′39″N 78°38′34″W / 35.9440381°N 78.6427809°W / 35.9440381; -78.6427809
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Wake
Township	Bartons Creek
Elevation	427 ft (130 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Bayleaf is an unincorporated community in Bartons Creek Township, Wake County, North Carolina, United States. It has an elevation of 427 ft.^[1] The center of the community lies at the intersection of Six Forks Rd (SR 1005), Norwood Rd (SR 1834), Possum Track Rd (SR 2002), Bayleaf Church Rd (SR 2003), and Honeycutt Rd (SR 2005).

The community is home to a fire station, Bay Leaf Baptist Church, and St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church.^{[2][better source needed]}

History

A one room schoolhouse was built in the community in the late 1870s. It was called "Bay Leaf", a name which sounded like "Bailey", a common family name in the area, but also was named after the numerous bay trees that grew around a nearby spring.

In 1880, Bay Leaf Missionary Baptist Church was founded. J. R. Maynard was the first pastor. The church building was completed in 1889.^[3]