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Welcome to Greenfield ...

Greenfield is located in Rankin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Greenfield is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Greenfield: (601) and (769)<3>

Websites for Greenfield ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rankinchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Greenfield, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Greenfield ...

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

  • Jackson
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Jackson lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the northwest of Greenfield.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,821 people
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Jackson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson<5>
  • Madison
  • Brandon
  • Ridgeland
  • Clinton
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the northwest of Greenfield.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,873 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Clinton
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton<5>
  • Byram
  • Flowood
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
    • Flowood lies 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the northwest of Greenfield.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Flowood
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood<5>
  • Richland
  • Florence
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the southwest of Greenfield.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Florence
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence<5>
  • Pelahatchie

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenfield ...

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

Adding Greenfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenfield 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 Greenfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Greenfield post office opened in 1891.

We also found Greenfield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenfield.

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

The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Rankin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601).
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenfield) to Point B.If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Greenfield. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from GreenfieldOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2492, Longitude: -90.0533    
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

 

 

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