Welcome to Greenville ...

Greenville is located in Yuba County<1>.

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

Greenville was established in 1857.

When the people of Greenville refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Greenvillian<3>

Greenville is 2,180 feet [664 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Greenville is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Greenville lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Greenville lies within the (530) area code.

Communities Also Named Greenville ...

While we believe that this Greenville is located in Yuba County, we know of another 2 California communities named Greenville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Alameda and Plumas County.

Beyond California, there are 66 communities that are also named Greenville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, Connecticut, Delaware (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maine (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey (3), New York (5), North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (4), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah (2), Virginia (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Greenville ...

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

• Grass Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
  • Grass Valley is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Valley <5>
• Nevada City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City
  • Nevada City is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada City <5>
• Challenge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
  • Challenge is located in Yuba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Challenge <5>
• Dobbins
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins
  • Dobbins is located in Yuba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobbins <5>
• Brownsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Yuba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <5>
• Camptonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camptonville
  • Camptonville is located in Yuba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camptonville <5>
• Clipper Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Mills
  • Clipper Mills is located in Butte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clipper Mills <5>
• North San Juan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North San Juan
  • North San Juan is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North San Juan <5>
• Oroleve
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
  • Oroleve is located in Butte County
• Birchville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
  • Birchville is located in Nevada 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 Greenville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenville ...

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

Adding Greenville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Greenville post office opened in 1857.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Yuba County: www.co.yuba.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/