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Welcome to Green River ...

Green River is located in Windham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Green River, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836.

A typical abbreviation for Green River: Green Riv.

Green River is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Green River: 802

Communities Also Named Green River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Green River - they are located in British Columbia, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New York, Ontario (3), Tennessee, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Green River ...

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

  • Greenfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Greenfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
  • Brattleboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Brattleboro is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
  • Montague
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Montague is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
  • Deerfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Deerfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
  • Winchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Hinsdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <3>
  • Chesterfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Northfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
  • Putney
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Putney is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
  • Vernon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Vernon is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 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 Green River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green River.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green River ...

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

Adding Green River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Green River 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 Green River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Green River post office opened in 1836. The Green River post office closed in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Green River.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Windham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Green River - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/