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Welcome to Greshamville ...

Greshamville is located in Greene County<1>.


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


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

Greshamville is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Greshamville: (706) and (762)<4>

Communities near Greshamville ...

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

  • Chamberlin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
    • Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
  • Comfort ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
    • Comfort is located in Greene County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
  • Cumberland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Oconee County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
  • Madison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,258 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
  • Greensboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Watkinsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkinsville
    • Watkinsville is located in Oconee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkinsville <5>
  • Union Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Spartan Lane
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spartan Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
    • Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
  • Marshall Estates
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
    • Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
  • Rutledge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutledge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Rutledge is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutledge <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greshamville ...

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

Adding Greshamville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greshamville.

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greshamville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (762) is an overlay for area code (706).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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