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Welcome to Greene ...

Greene is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greene, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.

Greene is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Greene: 401

The ZIP code for Greene: 02827<3>

Communities Also Named Greene ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Greene - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Michigan (2), Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Greene ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Greene ...

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

  • Providence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Warwick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Cranston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Coventry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Coventry is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
  • North Providence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • North Providence is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
  • Johnston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • West Warwick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • West Warwick is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
  • North Kingstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • North Kingstown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
  • Smithfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Smithfield is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,842 people
  • Killingly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 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 Greene. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greene.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greene ...

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

Adding Greene to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greene 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 Greene was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Greene post office opened in 1859.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greene.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greene - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Greene). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Greene or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>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/