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Welcome to Greentown ...

Greentown is located in Currituck County<1>.


The location of Greentown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Greentown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Greentown is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Greentown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Greentown: (252)

Communities Also Named Greentown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Greentown - they are located in Indiana, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Greentown ...

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

  • Chesapeake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
    • Chesapeake is located in Chesapeake City (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247,011 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake <4>
  • Elizabeth City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Currituck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Moyock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Shawboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawboro
    • Shawboro is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawboro <4>
  • Maple
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
    • Maple is located in Currituck County
  • Knotts Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knotts Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Island
    • Knotts Island is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knotts Island <4>
  • Barco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Belcross
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
    • Belcross is located in Camden County
  • Camden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Camden County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <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 Greentown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greentown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greentown ...

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

Adding Greentown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greentown in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Greentown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Greentown post office opened in 1853.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greentown.

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

The official website for Currituck County: www.co.currituck.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Currituck, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greentown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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