Welcome to Green ...

Green is located in Elliott County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Green, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Green is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Green lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Green: (606)

Communities Also Named Green ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Green - they are located in California (2), Georgia (2), Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon, Texas (2), West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Green ...

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

• Morehead
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
  • Morehead is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead <4>
• Grayson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <4>
• West Liberty
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Olive Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
  • Olive Hill is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <4>
• Sandy Hook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <4>
• Blaine
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
• Bell City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
  • Bell City is located in Elliott County
• Bruin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
  • Bruin is located in Elliott County
• Isonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
  • Isonville is located in Elliott County
• Gimlet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
  • Gimlet is located in Elliott County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green ...

Looking for more information about Green? 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 Green, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Green.

Adding Green to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Green 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 Green was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Green post office opened in 1899.

We also found Green on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Green.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/