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Greenville General
Greenville is the name of several places: Canada * Laxgalts'ap, British Columbia, formerly named Greenville * Greenville, Nova Scotia, in Yarmouth County *Greenville Station, Nova Scotia, in Cumberland County * Lower Greenville, Nova Scotia, in Cumberland County United States *Greenville, Alabama * Greenville, California, in Plumas County *Greenville, Yuba County, California * Greenville, Delaware *Greenville, Florida *Greenville, Georgia * Greenville, Illinois ** Federal Correctional Institution, Greenville *Greenville, Indiana, in Floyd County * Greenville, Sullivan County, Indiana *Greenville, Wells County, Indiana *Greenville, Iowa *Greenville, Kentucky *Manchester, Kentucky, which was founded as Greenville *Greenville, Maine, a town ** Greenville (CDP), Maine, a census-designated place within the town *Greenville, Massachusetts * Greenville, Michigan * Greenville, Mississippi, ghost town known as "Old Greenville" in Jefferson County * Greenville, Mississippi, in Washingt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester, Kentucky
Manchester is a home rule-class city in Clay County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county and the home of a minimum- and medium-security federal prison. The city's population was 1,255 at the 2010 census. History The town was founded to be the seat of the newly formed Clay Co. in 1807 on a parcel near the Lower Goose Creek Salt Works. The county court stipulated that the town be named Greenville in honor of the War-of-1812 general who gave the county its name.Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names''p. 186 University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 1 August 2013. The Greenville in Muhlenberg County had already preëmpted that name, however, and it was changed to "Manchester" in December. There was a local legend in the town that this was in honor of the hometown of Gen. Garrard's second wife Lucy Lees, but a prominent local family, the Hollingsworth, were originally from Manchester, England. Rennick points out that Lucy Lees was born we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenville, New York (other)
Greenville is the name of some places in the U.S. state of New York: * Greenville, Orange County, New York * Greenville, Westchester County, New York * Greenville (town), New York, in Greene County ** Greenville (CDP), New York Greenville is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Greenville, in Greene County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 688 at the 2010 census, out of a total 3,739 people in the town as a whole. Geogr ..., in the center of that town * Greenville, New York: fictional town in '' What Mad Universe'' {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenville, Jersey City
Greenville is the southernmost section of Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Geography In its broadest definition, Greenville encompasses the area south of the West Side Branch of Hudson-Bergen Light Rail and north of the city line with Bayonne, between the Upper New York Bay and the Newark Bay, and corresponds to the postal area zip code 07305. The central core of Greenville (between Garfield Avenue and West Side Avenue) is primarily residential, consisting mostly of one- and two-family homes and lowrise apartment buildings. Principal thoroughfares include MLK Drive, Old Bergen Road and Danforth Avenue. East of New Jersey Turnpike Newark Bay Extension (Interstate 78) lie the Greenville Yard, an intermodal facility, Port Jersey, Port Liberté, (a gated residential community), and the Caven Point Section of Liberty State Park. Slightly further inland and parallel to the route of the Turnpike was the route of the Morris Canal until it was abandoned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenville (CDP), New Hampshire
Greenville is a census-designated place (CDP) and the main village in the town of Greenville in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,074 at the 2020 census, out of 1,974 in the entire town. Geography The CDP occupies the northern half of the town of Greenville. The village of Greenville is in the western part of the CDP, on both sides of the Souhegan River. The CDP boundary follows the Greenville town line to the north, east, and west. To the south, the CDP border follows New Hampshire Route 123 (River Street, Pleasant Street, and Mason Road) and Darling Hill Road. The portion of the town of Greenville south of these roads is outside the CDP. New Hampshire Route 31 is the main road through the CDP, passing east of the village center. Route 31 leads northeast to Wilton and south to Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Route 123 leads west to New Ipswich and southeast through Mason to the Massachusetts border. Route 45 leads northwest fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenville, New Hampshire
Greenville is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,974 at the 2020 census, down from 2,105 at the 2010 census.United States Census BureauU.S. Census website 2010 Census figures. Retrieved March 23, 2011. It is located at the junctions of New Hampshire routes 31, 45, and 123. History Once a part of Mason called "Mason Village", Greenville is one of the state's newest and smallest towns, incorporated in 1872. It is located at the High Falls on the Souhegan River, whose plentiful water power provided the mill town with the state's first industries, making cotton and woolen goods. Because of the falls, Greenville was always a manufacturing center. The Columbian Manufacturing Company was established in 1826 to make textiles in both Greenville and neighboring New Ipswich. The Columbian is long gone, but its fine brick buildings still dominate the village, kept company by Queen Anne style houses on side streets. The mills are now used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenville, Missouri
Greenville is a city located on U.S. Route 67 near the intersection with Route D and E in Wayne County, Missouri, United States, along the St. Francis River. The population was 443 at the 2020 census. Greenville was incorporated and founded as the county seat of Wayne County in 1819. History Greenville was named after Fort Greene Ville (now Greenville), Ohio, the site where General Anthony Wayne signed a treaty with the Native Americans after defeating them in the Battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794. This was the final battle of the Northwest Indian War. Wayne County was named for this military hero and Greenville was named for the place he was most famous for. Incidentally, Fort Greene Ville, Ohio, was named after Nathanael Greene, a friend of Wayne. In 1826, Greenville flooded. On August 10, 1832, the first post office opened. Confederate Brigadier General William J. Hardee and officers Patrick Cleburne, Thomas C. Hindman, and Basil W. Duke along with about 800 men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington County, Mississippi
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 51,137. Its county seat is Greenville. The county is named in honor of the first President of the United States, George Washington. It is located to the Arkansas border. The Greenville, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Washington County. It is located in the Mississippi Delta. History Located in the Mississippi Delta, Washington County was first developed for cotton cultivation in the antebellum years. Most plantations were developed to have access to the rivers, which were the major transportation routes. Cotton was based on slave labor. In an 1860 Census, Washington County had an enslaved population of 92.3%, the second-highest anywhere in the country, only behind Issaquena County, Mississippi (92.5%). In the period from 1877 to 1950, Washington County had 12 documented lynchings of African Americans. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenville, Mississippi
Greenville is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 34,400 at the 2010 census. It is located in the area of historic cotton plantations and culture known as the Mississippi Delta. History Early history This area was occupied by indigenous peoples for thousands of years. When the French explored here, they encountered the historic Natchez people. As part of their colony known as ''La Louisiane'', the French established a settlement at what became Natchez, Mississippi. Other Native American tribes also lived in what is now known as Mississippi. The current city of Greenville is the third in the State to bear the name. The first, (known as Old Greenville) located to the south near Natchez, became defunct soon after the American Revolution, as European-American settlement was then still concentrated in the eastern states. The second Greenville was founded in 1824 by American William W. Blanton, who filed for land from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefferson County, Mississippi
Jefferson County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi; its western border is formed by the Mississippi River. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 7,726, making it the third-least populous county in Mississippi. Its county seat is Fayette, Mississippi, Fayette. The county is named for President of the United States, U.S. President Thomas Jefferson. Originally developed as cotton plantations in the antebellum era, the rural county has struggled with a declining economy and reduced population since the mechanization of agriculture and urbanization of other areas. In 2018 its estimated population of 7,106 was roughly one-third of the population peak in 1900. Within the United States, in 2009 rural Jefferson County had the highest percentage of African-Americans of any county. It was the fourth-poorest county in the nation. Communities City * Fayette, Mississippi, Fayette (county seat) Unincorporated communiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Greenville, Mississippi
Old Greenville is a ghost town in Jefferson County, Mississippi, United States. The town was located along the old Natchez Trace and was once the largest town along the Trace. Nothing exists at the site today except the town's cemetery. History Old Greenville was located on Coles Creek, approximately northeast of Natchez. The area around Old Greenville was settled prior to 1798 and was originally known as Greenbay in honor of a local landowner, Henry Green. It was then known as Huntley, in honor of Abijah Hunt, who operated a store and the first cotton gin in Jefferson County in the area. In 1803, multiple landowners (including Ferdinand Claiborne), donated land that became part of the town of Greenville, named in honor of General Nathanael Greene. Old Greenville became the county seat of Jefferson County and remained the county seat until it was moved to Fayette in 1825. Andrew Jackson married Rachel Jackson in 1791 at the home of Thomas Green near Old Greenville. After bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenville, Michigan
Greenville is a city in Montcalm County, Michigan, Montcalm County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,816 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Greenville is named after its founder, John Green, who settled in the wilderness of the southwest part of Montcalm County in 1844. John Green constructed a sawmill on the Flat River (Michigan), Flat River that is credited for attracting other settlers. The newly formed Green's Village attracted many people of Denmark, Danish origin who followed another early Danish settler's positive letters home regarding the area. Because of the town's heritage, Greenville celebrates the Danish Festival every year on the third weekend of August. A post office was established on January 20, 1848, with Abel French as the first postmaster. John Green had the village platted in 1853 and it was a station on the Detroit, Grand Rapids and Western Railroad. Greenville incorporated as a village in 1867 and as a city in 1871. Hen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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