Welcome to Greenland ...

So far, we found very little information about Greenland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Greenland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Greenland, please Contact Us.

Greenland would have been located within present day Fayette County<2>.

The location of Greenland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Greenland is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Greenland was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Greenland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Greenland - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Greenland ...

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

• Effingham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
  • Effingham is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <5>
• Pana
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
  • Pana is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <5>
• Shelbyville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <5>
• Altamont
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <5>
• Teutopolis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teutopolis
  • Teutopolis is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teutopolis <5>
• Saint Elmo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
  • Saint Elmo is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Elmo <5>
• Ramsey
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
  • Ramsey is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramsey <5>
• Brownstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
  • Brownstown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <5>
• Watson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Watson is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <5>
• Stewardson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewardson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewardson
  • Stewardson is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewardson <5>

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 Greenland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Greenland. 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 Greenland.

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

Adding Greenland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenland in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Greenland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Greenland post office opened in 1861.

We also found Greenland in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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