Welcome to Greenville ...

Greenville is located in Ocean County<1>.

When the people of Greenville refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Greenvillian<2>

Greenville is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Greenville ...

While we believe that this Greenville is located in Ocean County, we know of another 2 New Jersey communities named Greenville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hudson and Salem County.

Beyond New Jersey, there are 66 communities that are also named Greenville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (3), Connecticut, Delaware (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maine (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New York (5), North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (4), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah (2), Virginia (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Greenville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.oc-chamber.com/

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

Communities near Greenville ...

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

• Long Branch
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
• Asbury Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
• Neptune City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
• Shrewsbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
• Loch Arbour
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
• Allaire Village ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
  • Allaire Village has also been known as:
  • Allaire
• Allenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
• Leisure Village East
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Leisure Village East is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village East
• Squankum
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Squankum is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
• Bennetts Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills

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

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

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