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Welcome to Greenville ...

Greenville is located in Love County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

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

Greenville is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Greenville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Greenville: 580

Communities Also Named Greenville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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 Jersey (3), New York (5), North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), 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.

Communities near Greenville ...

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

  • Ardmore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lone Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Marietta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dickson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dickson is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
  • Mannsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Springer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Thackerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Gene Autry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Gene Autry is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Former names for Gene Autry:
    • Berwyn
    • Dresden
    • Lou
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gene Autry <4>
  • Leon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Overbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenville ...

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

Adding Greenville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenville 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 Greenville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Greenville post office opened in 1902. The Greenville post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Love, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Greenville refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Greenville may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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