Welcome to Greenwich ...

Greenwich is located in Kankakee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenwich, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

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

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

Note: If you travel east from Greenwich (for example, toward Medaryville (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area codes for Greenwich: (815) and (779)<4>

Websites for Greenwich ...

Junior League:   www.jlkankakee.org/

Communities Also Named Greenwich ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Greenwich - they are located in California, Connecticut, Kansas, Massachusetts (2), New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, Utah and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Greenwich ...

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

• Kankakee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
  • Kankakee is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kankakee <5>
• Bourbonnais
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbonnais have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbonnais
  • Bourbonnais is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbonnais <5>
• Bradley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <5>
• Manteno
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
  • Manteno is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteno <5>
• Braidwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braidwood
  • Braidwood is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braidwood <5>
• Wilmington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
• Peotone
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peotone
  • Peotone is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peotone <5>
• Momence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Momence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momence
  • Momence is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Momence <5>
• Herscher
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herscher
  • Herscher is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herscher <5>
• Clifton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <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 Greenwich. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenwich.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenwich ...

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

Adding Greenwich to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Greenwich in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Greenwich post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenwich.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov