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Welcome to Greenes Corner ...

Greenes Corner is located in Louisa County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Greenes Corner: Greenes Cor. (or less commonly used: Greenes Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Greenes Corner for more information about variations on the name of Greenes Corner.

Greenes Corner is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Greenes Corner: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Greenes Corner ...

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

  • Ashland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Louisa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Mineral
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Beaverdam
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harris ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Harris is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Lewiston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Partlow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
  • Hewlett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hewlett is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
  • Jackson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jackson is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson

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 Greenes Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenes Corner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenes Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Louisa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenes Corner - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Greenes Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Greenes Corner 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.