Do you know of Greenfield ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Greenfield. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Greenfield.<1>
Our sources for Greenfield (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Greenfield other than they indicate that Greenfield would be found somewhere in Wayne County, Michigan.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1837 and closed in 1925.
Communities Also Named Greenfield ...
We found 60 communities that share the name Greenfield.
Within Michigan, the name Greenfield is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 60 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 60 communities, 56 are located in the United States and ten are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Greenfield [Madison County].
- Arkansas
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Greenfield [Monroe County].
- Poinsett County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Greenfield [Poinsett County].
- California
- Kern County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Greenfield [Kern County].
- Monterey County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Greenfield [Monterey County].
- Florida
- Columbia County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Greenfield [Columbia County].
- Duval County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Greenfield [Duval County].
- Pasco County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Greenfield [Pasco County].
- Illinois
- Greene County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Greenfield [Greene County].
- Indiana
- Hancock County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Greenfield [Hancock County].
- Iowa
- Adair County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Greenfield [Adair County].
- Kansas
- Elk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Greenfield [Elk County].
- Louisiana
- East Carroll Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Greenfield [East Carroll Parish].
- Maine
- Penobscot County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Greenfield [Penobscot County].
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Greenfield [Baltimore County].
- Carroll County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Greenfield [Carroll County].
- Prince George's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Greenfield [Prince George's County].
- Massachusetts
- Franklin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Greenfield [Franklin County].
- Minnesota
- Hennepin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Greenfield [Hennepin County].
- Mississippi
- Newton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Greenfield [Newton County].
- Rankin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Greenfield [Rankin County].
- Missouri
- Dade County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Greenfield [Dade County].
- Mississippi County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Greenfield [Mississippi County].
- Montana
- Teton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Greenfield [Teton County].
- Nevada
- Lyon County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Greenfield [Lyon County].
- New Brunswick
- Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Greenfield.
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Greenfield [Hillsborough County].
- New Jersey
- Cape May County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Greenfield [Cape May County].
- New Mexico
- Chaves County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Greenfield [Chaves County].
- New York
- Kings County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Greenfield [Kings County].
- Saratoga County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Greenfield [Saratoga County].
- Ulster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Greenfield [Ulster County].
- North Carolina
- Chowan County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Greenfield [Chowan County].
- Guilford County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Greenfield [Guilford County].
- North Dakota
- Traill County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Greenfield [Traill County].
- Nova Scotia
- Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Greenfield.
- Ohio
- Highland County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Greenfield [Highland County].
- Ross County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Greenfield [Ross County].
- Oklahoma
- Blaine County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Greenfield [Blaine County].
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Greenfield.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Greenfield [Allegheny County].
- Cambria County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Greenfield [Cambria County].
- Dauphin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Greenfield [Dauphin County].
- Erie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Greenfield [Erie County].
- Lancaster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Greenfield [Lancaster County].
- Mercer County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Greenfield [Mercer County].
- Prince Edward Island
- Please visit our profile page for the Prince Edward Island community of Greenfield.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Greenfield [Aiken County].
- Orangeburg County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Greenfield [Orangeburg County].
- South Dakota
- Clay County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Greenfield [Clay County].
- Tennessee
- Weakley County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Greenfield [Weakley County].
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Greenfield [Salt Lake County].
- Weber County
- Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Greenfield [Weber County].
- Virginia
- Mecklenburg County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Greenfield [Mecklenburg County].
- Nelson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Greenfield [Nelson County].
- Pittsylvania County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Greenfield [Pittsylvania County].
- Roanoke County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Greenfield [Roanoke County].
- Spotsylvania County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Greenfield [Spotsylvania County].
- Washington County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Greenfield [Washington County].
- Wisconsin
- Milwaukee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Greenfield [Milwaukee County].
- Alabama
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Greenfield ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Greenfield:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Greenfield - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station
List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office
Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
More Orphans in Wayne County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Wayne County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Greenfield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |