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Welcome to Greens Corners ...

Greens Corners is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greens Corners, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

A typical abbreviation for Greens Corners: Greens Cors.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Greens Corners for more information about variations on the name of Greens Corners.

Greens Corners is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Greens Corners: 802

Communities Also Named Greens Corners ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Greens Corners - they are located in New York and Ontario.

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

Communities near Greens Corners ...

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

  • Milton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,907 people
  • Saint Albans
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Swanton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
    • Swanton is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Saint Albans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
    • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
  • Fairfax
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
    • Fairfax is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,917 people
  • Georgia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
    • Georgia is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
  • Cambridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Cambridge is located in Lamoille County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,817 people
  • Highgate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
    • Highgate is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
  • Enosburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enosburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosburg
    • Enosburg is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enosburg <4>
  • Swanton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greens Corners ...

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

Adding Greens Corners to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greens Corners 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 Greens Corners was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Greens Corners in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Greens Corners post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greens Corners.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greens Corners - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/