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Welcome to Greenmount ...

Greenmount is located in Laurel County<1>.



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While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenmount, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

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

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

Note: If you travel west from Greenmount (for example, toward Russell Springs), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Greenmount: 606

Communities Also Named Greenmount ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Greenmount - they are located in Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2) and Prince Edward Island.

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

Communities near Greenmount ...

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

  • London
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
    • London is located in Laurel County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,072 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <3>

      • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to London

      From Greenmount to London

  • Mount Vernon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Manchester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
  • McKee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
    • McKee is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKee <3>

      • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to McKee

      From Greenmount to McKee

  • Annville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
    • Annville is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <3>
  • Livingston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
    • Livingston is located in Rockcastle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <3>
  • Benge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
    • Benge is located in Clay County
  • Dabolt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dabolt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
    • Dabolt is located in Jackson County
  • East Bernstadt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bernstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bernstadt
    • East Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Bernstadt <3>
  • Larue
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Larue. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
    • Larue is located in Clay County

      • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Larue

      From Greenmount to Larue

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenmount ...

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

Adding Greenmount to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenmount 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 Greenmount was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Greenmount post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenmount.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Laurel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenmount - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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