Welcome to Greenlee ...

Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County<1>.

The location of Greenlee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenlee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Greenlee is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Greenlee is within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Greenlee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Greenlee - they are located in Arizona and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Greenlee ...

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

• Lexington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Bedford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Buena Vista
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
• Buchanan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <4>
• Fancy Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
  • Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
• Buffalo Forge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
  • Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
• Rocky Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
  • Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
• East Lexington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
  • East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
• Coleman Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
  • Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
• Pleasant View
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pleasant View is located in Amherst County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenlee ...

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

Adding Greenlee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Greenlee post office opened in 1901.

We also found Greenlee on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenlee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rockbridge County: www.co.rockbridge.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/