Welcome to Greenmount ...

Greenmount is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenmount, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Greenmount is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Greenmount: (410), (443)<4> and (667).

Websites for Greenmount ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Greenmount, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Greenmount ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Greenmount - they are located in Delaware, Kentucky, 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.

• Westminster
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
• Hanover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <5>
• Taneytown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneytown
  • Taneytown is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <5>
• Littlestown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlestown
  • Littlestown is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlestown <5>
• Sykesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <5>
• Shrewsbury
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <5>
• McSherrystown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McSherrystown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSherrystown
  • McSherrystown is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McSherrystown <5>
• Glen Rock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Rock
  • Glen Rock is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Rock <5>
• Bonneauville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
  • Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
• Jacobus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobus
  • Jacobus is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacobus <5>

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 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenmount.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Carroll County: www.ccgov.carr.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/