Greene County, Georgia
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 24 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1976. Most listings are in or near Greensboro, Union Point, Siloam.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP7 of 24 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
24 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBGreene was formed in 1786 (1786-02-03) from Washington.
GREENE created from WASHINGTON.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusGreene County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1790 | 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,405 | 10,761 | 13,589 | 11,690 | 12,652 | 17,547 | 16,542 | 18,972 | 13,709 | 12,843 | 11,193 | 11,391 | 14,406 | 18,915 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS77 cemeteries and 5 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 77 of 77 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Absalom Janes Cemetery |
| Armstrong Cemetery |
| Ayers Cemetery |
| Barnhart - Owens Cemetery |
| Beasley Cemetery |
| Bethany Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Bethesda Cemetery |
| Bowles - Durham Cemetery |
| Broach Cemetery |
| Brown-Jones Cemetery |
| Bruce Cemetery |
| Carleton Cemetery |
| Chapman Cemetery |
| Chapman Cemetery |
| Cochran Cemetery |
| Cook Cemetery |
| Copelan - Credille Cemetery |
| County Line Cemetery |
| Finley Cemetery |
| Fluker Cemetery |
| Fork Chapel Cemetery |
| Foster Cemetery |
| Gaines Cemetery |
| Geer Cemetery |
| Greene Cemetery |
| Greenlawn Cemetery |
| Greensboro City Cemetery |
| Greshamville Cemetery |
| Hays Cemetery |
| Hendricks Cemetery |
| Hugh Moore - King Cemetery |
| Jackson Cemetery |
| Janes Cemetery |
| Jenkins Cemetery |
| Jim Carey Cemetery |
| Kimbrough Cemetery |
| King - Perkins Cemetery |
| L H Cook Cemetery |
| Lewis Cemetery |
| Liberty Cemetery |
| Macedonia Cemetery |
| McJunkin Cemetery |
| McWhorter Cemetery |
| Minnish Cemetery |
| Mitchell Cemetery |
| Moons Academy Cemetery |
| Moore Cemetery |
| O'Neal Cemetery |
| Oakland Cemetery |
| Old Salem Cemetery |
| Olive Cemetery |
| Penfield Cemetery |
| Perdue Cemetery |
| Perkins Cemetery |
| Reynolds Cemetery |
| Rowland Cemetery |
| Rowland Cemetery |
| Saw Dust Cemetery |
| Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Shiloh Cemetery |
| Siloam Cemetery |
| Sims Cemetery |
| Thompson Cemetery |
| Tolbert Cemetery |
| Tuggle Cemetery |
| Tuggle Cemetery |
| Veazey Cemetery |
| Walker Cemetery |
| Ward Hill Cemetery |
| Wesley Chapel Cemetery |
| Wheeler Cemetery |
| Whitaker Cemetery |
| White Plains Cemetery |
| Wisteria Cemetery |
| Woodville Cemetery |
| Wright Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 5 of 5
| Name |
|---|
| Comfort |
| Flat Rock |
| Grantville |
| Ruth |
| Scull Shoals |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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