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Welcome to Greer ...

Greer is located in Apache County<1>.

Greer was established in 1879.

Greer is 8,350 feet [2,545 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Greer is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Greer lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Greer, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Area Code for Greer: 928

The ZIP code for Greer: 85927<3>

Communities Also Named Greer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Greer - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Idaho, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Greer ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greer ...

Looking for more information about Greer? 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 Greer, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Greer.

Adding Greer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greer 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 (so far) for Greer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Greer post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Apache, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Greer). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Greer or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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