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.

We found mention of Greenfield as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Shelby County, Missouri.

It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1838 and closed  in 1850.

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.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Greenfield ...

We found 61 communities that share the name Greenfield.

There are two communities within Missouri that are also named Greenfield.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another 59 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 59 communities, 57 are located in the United States and ten are in Canada.

• Communities Located In 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].

• 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.<1> 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.<1> 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.<1> 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].
  • Michigan
    • Wayne County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Greenfield [Wayne 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].
  • 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.<1> 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.<1> 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].

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.<2>

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

More Orphans in  Shelby County ...

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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 Shelby County.