Welcome to Greenfield ...

The town of Greenfield is located in Penobscot County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Greenfield is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Greenfield, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for Greenfield: 207

Communities Also Named Greenfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 66 communities that are also named Greenfield - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Florida (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (4), Pennsylvania (6), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah (2), Virginia (6) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Greenfield ...

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

• Orono
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orono have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
  • Orono is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <4>
• Old Town
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Town <4>
• Milford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Milford
  • From Greenfield to Milford
• Eddington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddington
  • Eddington is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddington <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eddington
  • From Greenfield to Eddington
• Veazie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veazie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazie
  • Veazie is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veazie <4>
• Enfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Enfield
  • From Greenfield to Enfield
• Greenbush
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
  • Greenbush is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
• Hudson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
• Bradley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bradley
  • From Greenfield to Bradley
• Howland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
  • Howland is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howland <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Howland
  • From Greenfield to Howland

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenfield ...

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

Adding Greenfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenfield 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 Greenfield was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/