Welcome to Greenback ...

Greenback is located in Northumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenback, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Greenback is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Greenback is within the boundaries of the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Greenback ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Greenback - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, North Carolina, Oregon and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Greenback ...

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

• Bloomsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsburg
  • Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsburg <4>
• Pottsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <4>
• Sunbury
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <4>
• Selinsgrove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
  • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <4>
• Mount Carmel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
• Shenandoah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Danville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Montour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Minersville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <4>
• Frackville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville
  • Frackville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frackville <4>
• Northumberland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
  • Northumberland is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northumberland <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenback ...

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

Adding Greenback to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenback 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 Greenback was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Greenback on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenback.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/

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