Welcome to Greensand ...

Greensand is located in Middlesex County<1>.

Greensand is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Greensand ...

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

• Elizabeth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Bayonne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• New Brunswick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Perth Amboy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
• Plainfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Linden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Linden is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
• Rahway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rahway is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
• Westfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Westfield is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
• Summit
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Summit is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
• South Amboy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people

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 Greensand. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greensand.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greensand ...

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

Adding Greensand to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greensand 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 Greensand was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greensand.