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Welcome to Greendale ...

Greendale is located in Worcester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greendale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Greendale is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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), Kentucky, Louisiana, 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.

  • Framingham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
  • Leominster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Leominster is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
  • Fitchburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
  • Marlborough
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
  • Shrewsbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
  • Milford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Milford is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
  • Hudson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hudson is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
  • Holden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holden is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
  • Grafton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Grafton is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
  • Westborough
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Westborough is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 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 (so far) for Greendale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Greendale post office opened in 1889. The Greendale post office closed in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greendale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greendale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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