Welcome to Greendale ...

Greendale is located in Winnebago County<1>.

The location of Greendale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greendale, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Greendale is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Greendale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Greendale: (618)

Communities Also Named Greendale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Greendale - they are located in British Columbia, California, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Brunswick, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, Texas, Utah, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Greendale.

Communities near Greendale ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Greendale.

• Rockford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <4>
• Beloit
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
  • Beloit is located in Rock County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
• Belvidere
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <4>
• Loves Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Park
  • Loves Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loves Park <4>
• Machesney Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machesney Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machesney Park
  • Machesney Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machesney Park <4>
• Roscoe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Roscoe is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <4>
• South Beloit
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beloit
  • South Beloit is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Beloit <4>
• Rockton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
  • Rockton is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockton <4>
• Poplar Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Poplar Grove is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Grove <4>
• Byron
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Greendale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greendale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Greendale. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greendale.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Greendale. See our Newspapers Page for Greendale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greendale ...

Looking for more information about Greendale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Greendale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Greendale.

Adding Greendale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greendale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Greendale was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greendale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greendale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Winnebago County: www.co.winnebago.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov