Welcome to Green Village ...

Green Village is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Green Village: Green Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Green Village is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Green Village: (717)

Communities Also Named Green Village ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Green Village - they are located in Maryland, New Jersey and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Green Village ...

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

• Chambersburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
  • Chambersburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chambersburg <3>
• Waynesboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <3>
• Shippensburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
  • Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <3>
• Greencastle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <3>
• Mont Alto
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Alto
  • Mont Alto is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Alto <3>
• Mercersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg
  • Mercersburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercersburg <3>
• Newville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
  • Newville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newville <3>
• Biglerville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglerville
  • Biglerville is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biglerville <3>
• Arendtsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arendtsville
  • Arendtsville is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arendtsville <3>
• Bendersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendersville
  • Bendersville is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bendersville <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 Green Village. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green Village.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Village ...

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

Adding Green Village to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Green Village post office opened in 1813.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/

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