Welcome to Greenvale ...

Greenvale is located in Nassau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenvale, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1908.

Greenvale is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Greenvale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Greenvale - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island (2), Tennessee (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Greenvale ...

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

• Bronx
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • 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>
• Yonkers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <3>
• Stamford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <3>
• New Rochelle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <3>
• Mount Vernon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
• Greenwich
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
• White Plains
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • White Plains is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <3>
• Hempstead
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead
  • Hempstead is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hempstead <3>
• West New York
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
  • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
• Freeport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenvale ...

Looking for more information about Greenvale? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Greenvale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Greenvale.

Adding Greenvale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenvale 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 for Greenvale was on a map titled Map of New York (from Rand McNally, 1908).

We also found Greenvale in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenvale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Nassau County: www.nassaucountyny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/