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Welcome to Green Lane ...

Green Lane is located in Montgomery County<1>.


The location of Green Lane has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Green Lane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Green Lane has a population of 505 people<3> (see below for details).

Green Lane is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Green Lane had an population of 505 people. This is a decrease of 0.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Green Lane had a population of 508 people. This makes Green Lane the county's 24th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 508 people, the population of Green Lane decreased 13.01% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 584 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Green Lane.

Communities Also Named Green Lane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Green Lane - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Green Lane ...

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

  • Allentown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Norristown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pottstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Phoenixville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
    • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
  • Emmaus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Perkasie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
    • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <5>
  • Quakertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Doylestown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Conshohocken
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Lane ...

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

Adding Green Lane to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Green Lane 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 Green Lane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Green Lane post office opened in 1871.

We also found Green Lane in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Green Lane.

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Green Lane.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Green Lane - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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