Welcome to Greenland ...
So far, we found very little information about Greenland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Greenland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Greenland, please Contact Us.
Greenland would have been located within present day Barnwell County<2>.
The location of Greenland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Greenland is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Greenland was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Greenland still existed, it would have been in the (803) area code.
Communities Also Named Greenland ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Greenland - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Greenland.
Communities near Greenland ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Greenland.
- Barnwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnwell
- Barnwell is located in Barnwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnwell <5>
- Williston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Williston is located in Barnwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,912 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williston <5>
- New Ellenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ellenton
- New Ellenton is located in Aiken County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,186 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ellenton <5>
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Aiken County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,815 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
- Snelling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Kline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Kline is located in Barnwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kline <5>
- Elko
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko is located in Barnwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <5>
- Girard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Girard is located in Burke County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <5>
- Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Aiken County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <5>
- Talatha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
- Talatha is located in Aiken County
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 Greenland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenland.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Greenland. 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 Greenland.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenland. See our Newspapers Page for Greenland.
Adding Greenland to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Greenland 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 Greenland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Greenland post office opened in 1855.
We also found Greenland in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenland.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Greenland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Barnwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenland - 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/ |