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Welcome to Greer ...

Greer is located in Mason County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Greer is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Greer: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Greer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Greer: This one is located in Mason County and the other is located in Monongalia County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 14 communities that are also named Greer - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Greer ...

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

  • Point Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ravenswood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gallipolis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ripley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Middleport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Pomeroy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <4>
  • New Haven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Buffalo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mason
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Syracuse
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Greer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greer ...

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

Adding Greer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greer 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 Greer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Greer post office opened in 1901. The Greer post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Mason, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Greer area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Greer area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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