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Welcome to Greenvine ...

Greenvine is located

Greenvine is located in Washington County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenvine, 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.

Greenvine is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Greenvine ...

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

  • Brenham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
    • Brenham is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <4>
  • Somerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Industry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
    • Industry is located in Austin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <4>
  • Burton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fayetteville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
    • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
  • Carmine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmine
    • Carmine is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmine <4>
  • Round Top
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wesley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Wesley is located in Washington County
  • La Bahia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
    • La Bahia is located in Washington County
  • Shelby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Shelby is located in Austin 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 Greenvine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenvine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenvine ...

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

Adding Greenvine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenvine 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 Greenvine was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenvine.

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Washington, 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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenvine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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