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Welcome to Greenwich ...

Greenwich is located in Piute County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenwich, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Greenwich is 6,850 feet [2,088 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Greenwich is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Greenwich lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Greenwich is located in the (435) area code.

Communities Also Named Greenwich ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Greenwich - they are located in California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts (2), New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Greenwich ...

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

  • Monroe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Sevier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,383 people
    • Former names for Monroe:
    • Alma
    • Monkey Town
    • South Bend
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <3>
  • Loa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loa
    • Loa is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loa <3>
  • Marysvale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysvale
    • Marysvale is located in Piute County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysvale <3>
  • Koosharem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koosharem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koosharem
    • Koosharem is located in Sevier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Koosharem <3>
  • Lyman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Burrville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
    • Burrville is located in Sevier County
  • Angle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle
    • Angle is located in Piute County
    • Former names for Angle:
    • Lower Grass Valley
    • Spring Creek
  • Thompsonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
    • Thompsonville is located in Piute County
  • Fremont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Alunite ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alunite
    • Alunite is located in Piute 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 Greenwich. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenwich.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenwich ...

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

Adding Greenwich to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Greenwich post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenwich.

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

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Piute, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenwich - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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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