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History · Greenville

Greenville’s post office opened in 1902

Most of Greenville was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995. Below: maps from 1901 on.

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How Greenville began

When was Greenville founded?

1902

The Greenville post office opened in 1902, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 167124 years
Founding year: the first Greenville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Greenville’s past

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

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The story so far

Greenville, in brief

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

Greenville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Love County, Oklahoma, United States. It was first listed as a CDP following the 2010 census. As of the 2020 census, Greenville had a population of 167. However, the settlement itself is old enough to appear on a 1911 Rand McNally map of the county. The CDP is in northeastern Love County, along U.S. Route 77, 5 miles (8 km) north of Marietta, the county seat, and 12 miles (19 km) south of Ardmore. Interstate 35 passes just west of Greenville, with access from Exit 21 (Oswalt Road) 2 miles (3 km) to the north.

Its first post office opened in 1902.

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

Timeline

Greenville, 1901 to 1909

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1901On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1902Post officeThe Greenville post office opens
  4. 1909Post officeThe Greenville post office closes
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On the map

Greenville on the map, 1901 to 1986

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

Greenville on the 1901 USGS mapGreenville on the 1986 USGS map1901Ardmore sheet · 1:125,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Greenville

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

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Rue McClanahanAmerican actress and comedian · b. 1934
Jake RobertsAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1955
Charley PaddockAmerican athlete and Olympic gold medalist · b. 1900
Kay StarrAmerican singer · b. 1922
Gene AustinAmerican singer · b. 1900
Edwin CareweAmerican actor and film producer · b. 1883
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Greenville had its own post office from 1902 to 1909.

Greenville
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19001960today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Greenville’s history

What year was Greenville founded?

The Greenville post office opened in 1902, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.