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Welcome to Greenlees Ferry ...

Greenlees Ferry is located in Rockbridge County<1>.

Greenlees Ferry is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Greenlees Ferry: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Greenlees Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Greenlees Ferry - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Greenlees Ferry ...

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

  • Lexington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bedford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Buena Vista
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Buchanan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fancy Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
  • Springfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Longwood ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Buffalo Forge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
  • Rocky Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
  • Zollman ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenlees Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

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