Welcome to Greenfield ...
The city of Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1839.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Greenfield has a population of 37,266 people<2> (see below for details).
Greenfield is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Greenfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Greenfield ...
Official Website: www.ci.greenfield.wi.us/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Greenfield had an population of 37,266 people. This is an increase of 1.49% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.05% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Greenfield had a population of 36,720 people. This makes Greenfield the county's 4th most populous community.
The population of Greenfield represents 0.65% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 20th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 36,720 people, the population of Greenfield increased 3.51% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 35,476 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Greenfield.
Communities Also Named Greenfield ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 66 communities that are also named Greenfield - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Florida (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (4), Pennsylvania (6), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah (2) and Virginia (6).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Greenfield.
Communities near Greenfield ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Greenfield.
- Waukesha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Wauwatosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Brookfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Menomonee Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Oak Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
- Muskego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Caledonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Caledonia is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Mequon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Greenfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenfield.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Greenfield. 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 Greenfield.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenfield. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Greenfield.
Adding Greenfield to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Greenfield 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 Greenfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Greenfield post office opened in 1839.
We also found Greenfield in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenfield.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Greenfield: www.ci.greenfield.wi.us/
The official website for Milwaukee County: www.co.milwaukee.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Milwaukee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Greenfield. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |