Do you know of Greenville ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Greenville. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Greenville.<1>
We found mention of Greenville as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Jewell County, Kansas.
It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.<2>
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1871 and closed in 1873.
Communities Also Named Greenville ...
We found 68 communities that share the name Greenville.
Within Kansas, the name Greenville is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another 66 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 66 communities, 64 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Greenville, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Butler County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Greenville [Butler County].
- Arkansas
- Bradley County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Greenville [Bradley County].
- British Columbia
- Please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Greenville.
- California
- Alameda County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Greenville [Alameda County].
- Plumas County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Greenville [Plumas County].
- Yuba County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Greenville [Yuba County].
- Connecticut
- New London County
- Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Greenville [New London County].
- Delaware
- Kent County
- Please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Greenville [Kent County].
- New Castle County
- Please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Greenville [New Castle County].
- Florida
- Madison County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Greenville [Madison County].
- Georgia
- Camden County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Greenville [Camden County].
- Meriwether County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Greenville [Meriwether County].
- Illinois
- Bond County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Greenville [Bond County].
- Franklin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Greenville [Franklin County].
- Indiana
- Floyd County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Greenville [Floyd County].
- Sullivan County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Greenville [Sullivan County].
- Wells County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Greenville [Wells County].
- Iowa
- Clay County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Greenville [Clay County].
- Kentucky
- Clark County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Greenville [Clark County].
- Muhlenberg County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Greenville [Muhlenberg County].
- Louisiana
- Catahoula Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Greenville [Catahoula Parish].
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Greenville [East Baton Rouge Parish].
- Orleans Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Greenville [Orleans Parish].
- Maine
- Oxford County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Greenville [Oxford County].
- Piscataquis County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Greenville [Piscataquis County].
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Greenville [Carroll County].
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Greenville [Worcester County].
- Michigan
- Montcalm County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Greenville [Montcalm County].
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Greenville [Washington County].
- Missouri
- Clay County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Greenville [Clay County].
- Wayne County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Greenville [Wayne County].
- Nevada
- Lyon County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Greenville [Lyon County].
- White Pine County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Greenville [White Pine County].
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Greenville [Hillsborough County].
- New Jersey
- Hudson County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Greenville [Hudson County].
- Ocean County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Greenville [Ocean County].
- Salem County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Greenville [Salem County].
- New York
- Greene County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Greenville [Greene County].
- Orange County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Greenville [Orange County].
- Steuben County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Greenville [Steuben County].
- Ulster County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Greenville [Ulster County].
- Westchester County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Greenville [Westchester County].
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Greenville [Mecklenburg County].
- Pitt County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Greenville [Pitt County].
- Nova Scotia
- Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Greenville.
- Ohio
- Darke County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Greenville [Darke County].
- Knox County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Greenville [Knox County].
- Oklahoma
- Love County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Greenville [Love County].
- Oregon
- Linn County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Greenville [Linn County].
- Washington County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Greenville [Washington County].
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Greenville [Armstrong County].
- Clearfield County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Greenville [Clearfield County].
- Lackawanna County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Greenville [Lackawanna County].
- Mercer County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Greenville [Mercer County].
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- Please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Greenville [Providence County].
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Greenville [Greenville County].
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Greenville [Davidson County].
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Greenville [Greene County].
- Texas
- Hunt County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Greenville [Hunt County].
- Utah
- Beaver County
- Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Greenville [Beaver County].
- Cache County
- Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Greenville [Cache County].
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Greenville [Augusta County].
- Fauquier County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Greenville [Fauquier County].
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Greenville [Logan County].
- Monroe County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Greenville [Monroe County].
- Wisconsin
- Outagamie County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Greenville [Outagamie County].
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- We haven't found the location of this Greenville
- Liberia
- We haven't found the location of this Greenville
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Greenville ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Greenville:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
More Orphans in Jewell County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Jewell County.
Footnotes ...
<1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
<2> | Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices. |
<3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Greenville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
<4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |