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Welcome to Greene County ...

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

The community of Greensboro is the Seat for Greene County.

Greene County was founded in 1786 and was created by taking area from Washington County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Greene had a population of 18,324 people. This is an increase of 14.7% since the last Census (which gave a population of 15,976 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Greene represented 0.16% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Greene County:

  • Comfort ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Comfort is located in Greene County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
    • Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
  • Daniel Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Daniel Springs is located in Greene County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
    • Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
  • Greensboro
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jacksonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacksonville is located in Greene County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
  • Siloam
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Siloam is located in Greene County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siloam <2>
  • Swaggy Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
    • Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
  • Union Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • White Plains
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Woodville is located in Greene County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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