Welcome to Fort Greene ...

Fort Greene is located in Kings County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Greene: Ft. Greene

Fort Greene is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Fort Greene ...

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

• Bronx
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <3>
• Newark
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Yonkers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <3>
• Paterson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Elizabeth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Clifton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• New Rochelle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <3>
• Passaic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 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 Fort Greene. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Greene.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Greene ...

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