Welcome to Greendale ...

Greendale is located in Fayette County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greendale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Greendale is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Greendale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Greendale is located in the (859) area code.

Communities Also Named Greendale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Greendale - they are located in British Columbia, California, Illinois, Indiana (2), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Brunswick, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, Texas, Utah, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Greendale ...

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

• Lexington - Fayette
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
  • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
• Georgetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Nicholasville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
  • Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholasville <4>
• Frankfort
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Paris
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Versailles
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
• Wilmore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
  • Wilmore is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <4>
• Midway
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <4>
• Stamping Ground
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamping Ground
  • Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
• Sadieville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sadieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadieville
  • Sadieville is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greendale ...

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

Adding Greendale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Greendale post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greendale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/