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Welcome to Greenbush ...

Greenbush is located in Crawford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenbush, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Greenbush is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Greenbush: 620

Communities Also Named Greenbush ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Greenbush: This one is located in Crawford County and the other is located in Leavenworth County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 17 communities that are also named Greenbush - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Saskatchewan, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Greenbush ...

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

  • Pittsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Parsons
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Frontenac
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Girard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Girard is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <3>
  • Arma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Erie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Erie is located in Neosho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <3>
  • Cherokee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Weir
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
    • Weir is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Saint Paul
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Saint Paul is located in Neosho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <3>
  • Scammon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenbush ...

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

Adding Greenbush to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Greenbush post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenbush.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenbush - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/