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Welcome to Greenfield ...

The city of Greenfield is located in Highland County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1813.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Greenfield has a population of 4,553 people<2> (see below for details).

Greenfield is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Greenfield: (937)

The ZIP code for Greenfield: 45123<4>

Websites for Greenfield ...

Official Website: www.greenfieldtwp.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Greenfield had an population of 4,553 people. This is a decrease of 1.85% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.2% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Greenfield had a population of 4,639 people (or 10.64% of the total population of Highland County). This makes Greenfield the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Greenfield represents 0.04% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 256th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,639 people, the population of Greenfield decreased 5.44% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,906 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Greenfield.

Communities Also Named Greenfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Greenfield: This one is located in Highland County and the other is located in Ross County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 66 communities that are also named Greenfield - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Florida (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (4), Pennsylvania (6), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah (2), Virginia (6) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Greenfield ...

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

  • Washington Court House
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Washington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Fayette County
  • Hillsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sabina
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabina have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
    • Sabina is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabina <5>
  • Leesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • New Vienna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Frankfort
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bloomingburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingburg have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingburg
    • Bloomingburg is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingburg <5>
  • New Holland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
    • New Holland is located in Pickaway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <5>
  • Bainbridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
    • Bainbridge is located in Ross County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenfield. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Greenfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenfield ...

Looking for more information about Greenfield? 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 Greenfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Greenfield.

Adding Greenfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenfield 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 Greenfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Greenfield post office opened in 1813.

We also found Greenfield in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenfield.

The official website for Greenfield: www.greenfieldtwp.org/

The official website for Highland County: www.highland-co.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Highland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Greenfield.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Greenfield). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Greenfield or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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