Welcome to Greenridge ...

Greenridge is located in Macoupin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Greenridge is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Greenridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Greenridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Greenridge - they are located in Manitoba, Maryland (2), New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Greenridge ...

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

• Chatham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
• Litchfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <4>
• Carlinville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinville
  • Carlinville is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlinville <4>
• Auburn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Virden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
  • Virden is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virden <4>
• Pawnee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
  • Pawnee is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <4>
• Waverly
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Divernon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divernon
  • Divernon is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Divernon <4>
• Morrisonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
  • Morrisonville is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisonville <4>
• Raymond
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Raymond is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenridge ...

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

Adding Greenridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenridge 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 Greenridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Greenridge post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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