Welcome to Greely ...

Greely is located in Pine County<1>.

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

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

Time Zone: Greely lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Greely ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Greely - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia and Ontario (3).

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

Communities near Greely ...

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

• North Branch
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
  • North Branch is located in Chisago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Branch <4>
• Cambridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cambridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Isanti County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <4>
• Isanti
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isanti
  • Isanti is located in Isanti County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isanti <4>
• Mora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
  • Mora is located in Kanabec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <4>
• Rush City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush City
  • Rush City is located in Chisago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush City <4>
• Pine City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Pine City is located in Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <4>
• Branch
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
  • Branch is located in Chisago County
• Hinckley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
  • Hinckley is located in Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinckley <4>
• Braham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braham
  • Braham is located in Isanti County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braham <4>
• Rock Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Rock Creek is located in Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Creek <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greely ...

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

Adding Greely to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Greely post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greely.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pine County: www.pinecounty.org/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/