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Welcome to Greenes Landing ...

Greenes Landing is located in Bradford County<1>.


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


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

A typical abbreviation for Greenes Landing: Greenes Lndg. (or less commonly used: Greenes Lndng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Greenes Landing for more information about variations on the name of Greenes Landing.

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

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

Greenes Landing lies within the (570) area code.

Communities near Greenes Landing ...

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

  • Elmira
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
    • Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,045 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <4>
  • Sayre
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Sayre is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <4>
  • Waverly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Waverly is located in Tioga County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,110 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
  • Owego
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
    • Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <4>
  • Towanda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
    • Towanda is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,803 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <4>
  • Troy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • South Waverly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
    • South Waverly is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
  • Spencer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Spencer is located in Tioga County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
  • Wellsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenes Landing ...

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

Adding Greenes Landing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenes Landing in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Greenes Landing was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenes Landing.

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

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bradford, 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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenes Landing - 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.









 

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