Welcome to Greenfield ...

So far, we found very little information about Greenfield. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Greenfield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Greenfield, please Contact Us.

Greenfield would have been located within present day Newton County<2>.

The location of Greenfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Greenfield is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Greenfield was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Greenfield still existed, it would have been in the (601) & (769)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Greenfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Greenfield: This one is located in Newton County and the other is located in Rankin County.

Beyond Mississippi, 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, Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, 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.

• Forest
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <6>
• Newton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <6>
• Union
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <6>
• Decatur
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
• Walnut Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Walnut Grove is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <6>
• Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Lake is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake <6>
• Sebastopol
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
  • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <6>
• Lena
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Lena is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
• Conehatta
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
  • Conehatta is located in Newton County
• Lucern
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
  • Lucern is located in Newton County

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/