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History · Greeley Hill

Half of Greeley Hill’s homes were built after 1985

Most of Greeley Hill was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. Below: maps from 1947 on.

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1%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Greeley Hill’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Greeley Hill are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Greeley Hill, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Greeley Hill yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Greeley Hill is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. Greeley Hill sits at an elevation of 3,153 feet (961 m) in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The 2020 United States census reported Greeley Hill's population as 927.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 915 in 2010, 927 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Greeley Hill on the map, 1947 to 2001

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Greeley Hill. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Greeley Hill on the 1947 USGS mapGreeley Hill on the 2001 USGS map1947Coulterville sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Greeley Hill.

Famous people

Famous people close to Greeley Hill

Nobody well known was born in Greeley Hill itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jacoby ShaddixAmerican singer, songwriter and rapper · b. 1976
T.J. DillashawAmerican mixed martial artist · b. 1986
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Jenny O'HaraAmerican actress · b. 1942
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Larry J. FrancoAmerican film producer · b. 1949
Melvin Mouron BelliAmerican lawyer · b. 1907
George RadanovichAmerican politician · b. 1955
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

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Bob McKee MinemineRed Cloud Minemine
1cemetery inside Greeley Hill
Dudley

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Greeley Hill’s history

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.