Welcome to Greear ...
Greear is located in Morgan County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Greear, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
Greear is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Greear lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Greear: 606
Communities near Greear ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Greear.
- West Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salyersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchburg
- Frenchburg is located in Menifee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchburg <3>
- Campton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mize
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Cannel City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannel City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Yocum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
- Yocum is located in Morgan County
- Ezel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezel
- Ezel is located in Morgan County
- Hazel Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
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 Greear. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greear.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Greear. 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 Greear.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Greear. See our Newspapers Page for Greear.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greear ...
Looking for more information about Greear? 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 Greear, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Greear.
Adding Greear to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Greear 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 Greear was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Greear post office opened in 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Greear.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greear - 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/ |