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Welcome to Greenboro ...

Greenboro is located in Oswego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Greenboro is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Greenboro: 315 & 680<3>

Communities Also Named Greenboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Greenboro - they are located in Arkansas and Ontario.

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

Communities near Greenboro ...

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

  • Pulaski
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Adams
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Adams is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <4>
  • Sandy Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lacona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Altmar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mannsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellisburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Chateaugay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
  • Orwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Worth Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenboro ...

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

Adding Greenboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenboro 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 Greenboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Oswego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Greenboro area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Greenboro area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.