Welcome to Greeley ...

Greeley is located in Greeley County<1> and is the County Seat for Greeley County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greeley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Greeley is 2,020 feet [616 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Greeley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Greeley: (308)

The ZIP code for Greeley: 68842<3>

Communities Also Named Greeley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Greeley - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Greeley ...

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

• Spalding
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spalding have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
  • Spalding is located in Greeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spalding <5>
• Cedar Rapids
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rapids
  • Cedar Rapids is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Rapids <5>
• North Loup
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Loup
  • North Loup is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Loup <5>
• Scotia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Greeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <5>
• Wolbach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolbach
  • Wolbach is located in Greeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolbach <5>
• Elba
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
  • Elba is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <5>
• Ericson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ericson
  • Ericson is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ericson <5>
• Primrose
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primrose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
  • Primrose is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Primrose <5>
• Cotesfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotesfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotesfield
  • Cotesfield is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
• Cushing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
  • Cushing is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people

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 Greeley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greeley.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Greeley. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Greeley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greeley ...

Looking for more information about Greeley? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Greeley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Greeley.

Adding Greeley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greeley 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 Greeley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Greeley post office opened in 1887.

We also found Greeley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greeley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greeley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/