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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)
  • Cambridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Isanti
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mora is located in Kanabec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <3>
  • Rush City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Branch
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Branch is located in Chisago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
  • Hinckley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Braham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rock Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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 (so far) for Greely was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Greely post office opened in 1886. The Greely post office closed in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greely.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Pine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greely - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/