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Welcome to Green Acres ...

Green Acres is located in Putnam County<1>.

Green Acres is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Green Acres (for example, toward Sunbright), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Green Acres: 931

Communities Also Named Green Acres ...

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

  • Clarktown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarktown is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
  • Columbus Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
  • Sparta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Lafayette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
  • Algood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Livingston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Monterey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • White Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • White Plains is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
  • Pekin ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pekin is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
  • Baxter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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 Putnam, 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.