Welcome to Greenland ...

Greenland is located in Duval County<1>.

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

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

Greenland is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Greenland: (904)

Communities Also Named Greenland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Greenland - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Greenland ...

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

• Jacksonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Jacksonville Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Beach
  • Jacksonville Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,609 people
  • Former names for Jacksonville Beach:
  • Pablo Beach
  • Ruby
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville Beach <4>
• Atlantic Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
  • Atlantic Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic Beach <4>
• Green Cove Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Springs
  • Green Cove Springs is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Cove Springs <4>
• Orange Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Park
  • Orange Park is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Park <4>
• Neptune Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune Beach
  • Neptune Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neptune Beach <4>
• Loretto
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Loretto is located in Duval County
• Saint Johns
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Saint Johns is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <4>
• Fruit Cove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Cove
  • Fruit Cove is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruit Cove <4>
• Bowden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden
  • Bowden is located in Duval 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 Greenland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenland ...

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

Adding Greenland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/