Welcome to Greta ...
So far, we found very little information about Greta. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Greta to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Greta, please Contact Us.
Greta would have been located within present day Accomack County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Greta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Greta is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Greta was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Greta was located: 757 & 948<4>
Communities Also Named Greta ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Greta - it's located in Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Greta.
Communities near Greta ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Greta.
- Pocomoke City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <5>
- Chincoteague
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chincoteague is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chincoteague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
- Crisfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Onancock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Parksley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Onley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Accomac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Accomac is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accomac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
- Bloxom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saxis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saxis is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 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 Greta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greta.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Greta. 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 Greta.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Greta. See our Newspapers Page for Greta.
Adding Greta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Greta 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 (so far) for Greta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Greta post office opened in 1902. The Greta post office closed in 1941.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Greta.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Greta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Accomack, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Greta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Greta area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |