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Welcome to Greene ...

The village of Greene is located in Chenango County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Greene, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1807.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Greene has a population of 1,415 people<3> (see below for details).

Greene is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Greene ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chenangony.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Greene, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Greene had an population of 1,415 people. This is a decrease of 10.44% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Greene had a population of 1,580 people. This makes Greene the county's 13th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,580 people, the population of Greene decreased 7.11% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,701 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Greene.

Communities Also Named Greene ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Greene - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Michigan (2), Missouri, New Jersey, North Dakota (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Greene ...

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

  • Binghamton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnson City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Norwich
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Sidney
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Sidney is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <5>
  • Port Dickinson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
    • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Oxford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bainbridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
    • Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <5>
  • Whitney Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Windsor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Broome County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Marathon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
    • Marathon is located in Cortland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <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 Greene. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greene.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Greene. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Greene.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greene ...

Looking for more information about Greene? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Greene, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Greene.

Adding Greene to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greene 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 Greene was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Greene post office opened in 1807.

We also found Greene in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greene.

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

The official website for Chenango County: www.co.chenango.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Chenango, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Greene.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greene - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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