List of places named for Nathanael Greene
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 named for Nathanael Greene
Nathanael Greene
Nathanael Greene was a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. When the war began, Greene was a militia private, the lowest rank possible; he emerged from the war with a reputation as George Washington's most gifted and dependable officer. Many places in the United...

, a major general in the Continental Army
Continental Army
The Continental Army was formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America. Established by a resolution of the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, it was created to coordinate the military efforts of the Thirteen Colonies in...

 during the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...

, who war appointed by General George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...

 as Quartermaster General of the United States Army on March 2, 1778.

Counties

  • Greene County, Alabama
    Greene County, Alabama
    Greene County is the least populous county in the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene of Rhode Island. As of 2010 the population was 9,045...

  • Greene County, Arkansas
  • Greene County, Georgia
    Greene County, Georgia
    Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on February 3, 1786. As of 2000, the population is 14,406. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 15,662. The county seat is Greensboro...

  • Greene County, Illinois
  • Greene County, Indiana
    Greene County, Indiana
    Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1930. As of 2010, the population was 33,165. The county seat is Bloomfield....

  • Greene County, Iowa
    Greene County, Iowa
    -2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 9,336 in the county, with a population density of . There were 4,546 housing units, of which 3,996 were occupied.-2000 census:...

  • Greene County, Mississippi
    Greene County, Mississippi
    -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 13,299 people, 4,148 households, and 3,152 families residing in the county. The population density was 19 people per square mile . There were 4,947 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile...

  • Greene County, Missouri
    Greene County, Missouri
    Greene County is a county located in Southwest Missouri. As of 2010, the population was 275,174 making it the fourth most populated county in Missouri. Its county seat is Springfield...

  • Greene County, New York
    Greene County, New York
    Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Its name is in honor of the American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. Its county seat is Catskill...

  • Greene County, North Carolina
    Greene County, North Carolina
    -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 18,974 people, 6,696 households, and 4,955 families residing in the county. The population density was 72 people per square mile . There were 7,368 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...

  • Greene County, Ohio
    Greene County, Ohio
    Greene County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. The population was 161,573 in the 2010 Census. Its county seat is Xenia, and it was named for General Nathanael Greene, an officer in the Revolutionary War. Greene County was established on March 24, 1803.Greene County is part...

  • Greene County, Pennsylvania
    Greene County, Pennsylvania
    -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 40,672 people, 15,060 households, and 10,587 families residing in the county. The population density was 71 people per square mile . There were 16,678 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile...

  • Greene County, Tennessee
  • Greene County, Virginia
    Greene County, Virginia
    As of the census of 2000, there are 15,244 people, 5,574 households, and 4,291 families residing in the county. The population density is 97 people per square mile . There are 5,986 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...

  • Green County, Kentucky
    Green County, Kentucky
    Green County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1793. As of 2000, the population was 11,518. Its county seat is Greensburg. The county is named for Nathanael Greene...

  • Green County, Wisconsin
    Green County, Wisconsin
    Green County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 33,647. Its county seat is Monroe.-Geography:According to the U.S...

  • Greensville County, Virginia
    Greensville County, Virginia
    As of the census of 2000, there were 11,560 people, 3,375 households, and 2,396 families residing in the county. The population density was 39 people per square mile . There were 3,765 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...

     (possibly; there are other claimed origins)

Cities, towns, and villages

  • Greene, Maine
    Greene, Maine
    Greene is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,076 at the 2000 census. It is included in both the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan New England City and Town Area.-History:Greene was settled in 1773...

  • Greene, New York
    Greene, New York
    Greene, New York is the name of two places in Chenango County, New York:*Greene , New York*Greene , New York...

  • Greene, Rhode Island
    Greene, Rhode Island
    Greene is a village and census-designated place in the southwest corner of the town of Coventry, Rhode Island, United States. It is on the Connecticut border, just north of West Greenwich. The name derives from Nathanael Greene, a Rhode Island-born general in the American...

  • Greensboro, Alabama
    Greensboro, Alabama
    Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

  • Greensboro, Georgia
    Greensboro, Georgia
    Greensboro is a town in Greene County, Georgia, United States. Its population was 3,238 at the time of the 2000 U.S. census. This town is the county seat of Greene County.-Geography:Greensboro is located at .According to the U.S...

  • Greensboro, North Carolina
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S...

  • Greensboro, Pennsylvania
    Greensboro, Pennsylvania
    Greensboro is a borough in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 295 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Greensboro is located at ....

  • Greensburg, Pennsylvania
    Greensburg, Pennsylvania
    Greensburg is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The city is named after Nathanael Greene, a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War...

  • Greensburg, Kentucky
    Greensburg, Kentucky
    Greensburg is a city in Green County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,396 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Green County...

  • Greeneville, Tennessee
    Greeneville, Tennessee
    Greeneville is a town in Greene County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 15,198 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Greene County. The town was named in honor of Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene. It is the only town with this spelling in the United States, although there...

  • Greenville, New York
    Greenville, New York
    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 , New York, in Greene County**Greenville , New York, in the center of that town...

  • Greenville, Mississippi
    Greenville, Mississippi
    Greenville is a city in Washington County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 48,633 at the 2000 census, but according to the 2009 census bureau estimates, it has since declined to 42,764, making it the eighth-largest city in the state. It is the county seat of Washington...

  • Greenville, North Carolina
    Greenville, North Carolina
    Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County and principal city of the Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area. Greenville is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of North Carolina's Tidewater and Coastal Plain and in 2008 was listed as the Tenth Largest City in North Carolina...

  • Greenville, Ohio
    Greenville, Ohio
    Greenville is a city in Darke County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,227 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Darke County.-History:Greenville is the historic location of Fort Greene Ville,Greenville is a city in Darke County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,227 at...

  • Greenville, Pennsylvania
    Greenville, Pennsylvania
    Greenville is a borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Located along the Shenango River, Greenville is roughly 80 miles from both Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Greenville is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is home to 570,000 people...

  • Greenville, Rhode Island
    Greenville, Rhode Island
    Greenville is a village and census-designated place in the town of Smithfield in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 8,626 at the 2000 census...

  • Greenville, South Carolina
    Greenville, South Carolina
    -Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...

  • Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
    Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
    Greene Township is a township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 12,284 at the 2000 census. Part of Caledonia State Park is in Greene Township.-Geography:...

  • Greene Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania
    Greene Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania
    Greene Township is a township in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,956 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2010,...

  • Green Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
    Green Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
    Green Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 55,660 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the west central part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...

  • Fort Greene Ville
    Fort Greene Ville
    Fort Greene Ville, now present day Greenville, Ohio, was a pioneer fort built under General Anthony Wayne's command. At over 55 acres this was the largest wooden fortification ever built. It was here that the Treaty of Greenville was signed on August 3, 1795, bringing peace to the area and opening...

    , Ohio
  • Fort Greene, Brooklyn
    Fort Greene, Brooklyn
    Fort Greene is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Part of Brooklyn Community Board 2, Fort Greene is listed on the New York State Registry and on the National Register of Historic Places, and is a New York City-designated Historic District...

    , New York

Streets

  • Greene Street in New York City
    New York City
    New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

  • Greene Avenue in Brooklyn, New York
  • Greene Street in Greensboro, North Carolina
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S...

  • Greene Street in Columbia, South Carolina
    Columbia, South Carolina
    Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...

  • Greene Street in Somerville, MA
  • Greene Street in Marietta, OH
  • Greene Street in Augusta, Georgia
    Augusta, Georgia
    Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...

  • Greene Square in Savannah, Georgia
    Savannah, Georgia
    Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...

  • Greene Place in Throggs Neck
  • Greene Street in Newark, New Jersey
    Newark, New Jersey
    Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...

  • Greene Road in Goshen, Indiana
    Goshen, Indiana
    Goshen is a city in and the county seat of Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. It is the smaller of the two principal cities of the Elkhart-Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the northern...

  • Greene Street in Coventry, Rhode Island
    Coventry, Rhode Island
    Coventry is a town in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 35,014 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of . of it is land and of it is water...

  • Greene Street in Southwest Greensburg, Pennsylvania
    Southwest Greensburg, Pennsylvania
    Southwest Greensburg is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,398 at the 2000 census.-History:...

  • Greene Place in Westfield, New Jersey
    Westfield, New Jersey
    Westfield is a town in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 30,316. The old village area, now the downtown district, was settled in 1720 as part of the Elizabethtown Tract....


Other places

  • Nathanael Greene Academy - Greensboro, Georgia
    Greensboro, Georgia
    Greensboro is a town in Greene County, Georgia, United States. Its population was 3,238 at the time of the 2000 U.S. census. This town is the county seat of Greene County.-Geography:Greensboro is located at .According to the U.S...

  • Greene Central School - Greene, Maine
    Greene, Maine
    Greene is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,076 at the 2000 census. It is included in both the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan New England City and Town Area.-History:Greene was settled in 1773...

  • Nathanael Greene Elementary School - Liberty, NC Located on North Carolina Highway 62
    North Carolina Highway 62
    North Carolina Highway 62 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Primarily in the Piedmont Triad, it runs from NC 109 in Thomasville northeast to the Virginia state line in Milton.-Route description:...

  • General Greene Elementary School - Greensboro, NC
  • Nathanael Greene Elementary School - Pawtucket, RI
  • Nathanael Greene Elementary School - Stanardsville, VA
  • Nathanael Greene Elementary School - Chicago, Illinois
  • Nathanael Greene Historical Foundation, Greensboro, PA
  • Nathanael Greene Middle School
    Nathanael Greene Middle School
    Nathanael Greene Middle School is located in Providence, Rhode Island and is a part of the Providence Public School District. It has a capacity of 829 students and serves grades 6-8. Built in 1929 the school is named after Continental Army general, Nathanael Greene. It is currently the only school...

     - Providence, RI
  • Nathanael Greene Park, Springfield Missouri
  • General Greene Village Apartment Complex, Springfield, New Jersey
  • Fort Greene Park
    Fort Greene Park
    Fort Greene Park is a municipal park in Brooklyn, New York, comprising 30.2 acres .The park includes the high ground where the Continental Army built Fort Putnam during the American Revolutionary War. The site was chosen and the construction supervised by General Nathanael Greene...

     in Brooklyn, New York
  • Greene Hall, State University of New York at Geneseo
    State University of New York at Geneseo
    The State University of New York at Geneseo—also known as SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo State, or, colloquially, Geneseo—is located in Geneseo, Livingston County, New York, United States. It is a University College of the State University of New York...

    , Geneseo, New York
  • Natty Greene's Pub & Brewing Company, Greensboro, North Carolina
  • BSA, General Greene Council, Greensboro, NC
  • Nathanael Greene Army Reserve Center, Narragansett, Rhode Island
    Narragansett, Rhode Island
    Narragansett is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 15,868 at the 2010 census, but there is a greater population in the summer. The nickname for the town is "Gansett". The town of Narragansett occupies a narrow strip of land running along the eastern bank...

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