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Welcome to Green Acres ...

Green Acres is located in Giles County<1>.

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

Time Zone: Green Acres lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Green Acres: 931

Communities Also Named Green Acres ...

While we believe that this Green Acres is located in Giles County, we know of another 9 Tennessee communities named Green Acres. Those communities are located in the following counties: Greene, Hamblen, Hamilton, Knox, Montgomery, Putnam, Roane, Rutherford and Sullivan County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 80 communities that are also named Green Acres - they are located in Alabama (6), Alaska, Arkansas (2), California (2), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (5), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Maryland (6), Mississippi (4), Montana, New Jersey, New York (3), North Carolina (5), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (5), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan, South Carolina (4), Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia (4) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Green Acres ...

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

  • Lawrenceburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Powell Chapel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
  • New Prospect
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
  • Southport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Southport is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
  • Wales
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Wales is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
  • Ardmore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ardmore is located in Limestone County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <3>
  • Olivet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Olivet is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
  • Cornersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ardmore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Trigg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Trigg is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
    • Estimated population in 2014: 851 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 Green Acres. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green Acres.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Acres ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Giles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Green Acres - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.