Welcome to Greenock ...

Greenock is located

Greenock is located in Bosque County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Greenock (Patience, this may take a moment).

We aren't confident of the location of Greenock, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Greenock is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Greenock: 254

Communities Also Named Greenock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Greenock - they are located in Maryland, New Brunswick, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Greenock ...

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

Waco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Waco is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <4>
Bellmead
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellmead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmead
- Bellmead is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellmead <4>
Woodway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodway have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
- Woodway is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodway <4>
Lacy - Lakeview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacy - Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy - Lakeview
- Lacy - Lakeview is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacy - Lakeview <4>
Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Bosque County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <4>
West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- West is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <4>
Whitney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Whitney is located in Hill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney <4>
Northcrest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
- Northcrest is located in McLennan County
Valley Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Valley Mills is located in Bosque County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Mills <4>
Gholson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gholson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
- Gholson is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 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 Greenock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenock.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenock ...

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

Adding Greenock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenock 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 Greenock was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Greenock in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Greenock post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bosque, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/