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Welcome to Green Acres ...

Green Acres is located in Rutherford County<1>.

Green Acres is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Green Acres ...

While we believe that this Green Acres is located in Rutherford 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, Putnam, Roane 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.

  • Murfreesboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Murphree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Murphree is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
    • Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
  • Brentwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Mount Juliet
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • La Vergne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Morrow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Morrow is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
  • Nolensville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson Pike
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
  • Lynn Christie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
    • Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
  • Oak Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 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 Rutherford, 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.