Welcome to Greenville ...

Greenville is located in Augusta County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1810.

When the people of Greenville refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Greenvillian<2>

Greenville is 1,600 feet [488 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Greenville is located in the (540) area code.

The ZIP code for Greenville: 24440<4>

Communities Also Named Greenville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Greenville: This one is located in Augusta County and the other is located in Fauquier County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 66 communities that are also named Greenville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (3), Connecticut, Delaware (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maine (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey (3), New York (5), North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (4), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Greenville ...

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

• Staunton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Staunton is located in Staunton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <5>
• Waynesboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Waynesboro City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
• Craigsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
  • Craigsville is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <5>
• Goshen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <5>
• Middlebrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
  • Middlebrook is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebrook <5>
• Spottswood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
  • Spottswood is located in Augusta County
• Steeles Tavern
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeles Tavern
  • Steeles Tavern is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steeles Tavern <5>
• Arbor Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
  • Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
• Stuarts Draft
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Draft
  • Stuarts Draft is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuarts Draft <5>
• Newport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Augusta 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 Greenville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenville ...

Looking for more information about Greenville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Greenville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Greenville.

Adding Greenville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenville 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 Greenville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Greenville post office opened in 1810.

We also found Greenville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Augusta County: www.co.augusta.va.us/

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