RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Tennessee >> Greene County >> GreystoneIndex...

Welcome to Greystone ...

Greystone is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greystone, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Greystone is 1,570 feet [479 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Greystone: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Greystone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Greystone - they are located in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Rhode Island, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Greystone ...

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

  • Greeneville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Nolichucky ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Nolichucky is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
  • Erwin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jonesborough
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bolton Estates
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
  • Forest Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Hills is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
  • Pleasant View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant View is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
  • Tusculum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tusculum is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
  • Mosheim
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Banner Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 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 Greystone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greystone.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greystone ...

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

Adding Greystone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greystone 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 Greystone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Greystone post office opened in 1902. The Greystone post office closed in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greystone.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greystone - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Greystone area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Greystone area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/