Welcome to Greason ...

Greason is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greason, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

Greason is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Greason is within the boundaries of the (717) area code.

Communities near Greason ...

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

• Carlisle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Mechanicsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <4>
• Camp Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
  • Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <4>
• Shippensburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
  • Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <4>
• Dillsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
  • Dillsburg is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsburg <4>
• Mount Holly Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly Springs
  • Mount Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly Springs <4>
• Shiremanstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiremanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
  • Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
• Duncannon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncannon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncannon
  • Duncannon is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncannon <4>
• Newville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
  • Newville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newville <4>
• Bloomfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greason ...

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

Adding Greason to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Greason post office opened in 1864.

We also found Greason in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greason.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/