This is a list of places in the United States named for Nathanael Greene, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. General George Washington appointed him to lead the American forces in the Southern Theater of the war in 1780, where he waged a successful campaign of guerrilla warfare against a numerically superior British force led by Charles Cornwallis.
Counties
Greene County, Alabama Greene County, Arkansas Greene County, Georgia Greene County, Illinois Greene County, Indiana Greene County, Iowa Green County, Kentucky Greene County, Mississippi Greene County, Missouri Greene County, New York Greene County, North Carolina Greene County, Ohio Greene County, Pennsylvania Greenville County, South Carolina Greene County, Tennessee Greene County, Virginia Green County, Wisconsin Greensville County, Virginia (possibly; there are other claimed origins)
Cities, towns, and villages
Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York Greene, Maine Greene, New York Greene, Rhode Island Greensboro, Alabama Greensboro, Georgia Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro, Pennsylvania Greensburg, Pennsylvania Greensburg, Kentucky Greeneville, Tennessee Greenville, Kentucky Greenville, New York Greenville, Mississippi in Jefferson County Greenville, Mississippi, in Washington County Greenville, North Carolina Greenville, Ohio Greenville, Pennsylvania Greenville, Rhode Island Greenville, South Carolina Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania Greene Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania Green Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
Other places BSA, General Greene Council, Greensboro, North Carolina Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn, New York Greene Avenue, Brooklyn, New York General Green Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey Fort Greene Ville, Ohio General Greene Elementary School, Greensboro, North Carolina General Greene Village Apartment Complex, Springfield, New Jersey General Nathanael Greene Homestead, Coventry, Rhode Island Greene Central School, Greene, Maine Green River (Kentucky) Greeneville High School, Greeneville, Tennessee Greeneville Middle School, Greeneville, Tennessee Nathanael B. Greene Community Center, Guilford, Connecticut Nathanael Greene Academy, Greensboro, Georgia Nathanael Greene Army Reserve Center, Narragansett, Rhode Island Nathanael Greene Elementary School, Chicago, Illinois Nathanael Greene Elementary School, Liberty, North Carolina Nathanael Greene Elementary School, Pawtucket, Rhode Island Nathanael Greene Elementary School, Stanardsville, Virginia Nathanael Greene Historical Foundation, Greensboro, Pennsylvania Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park, Springfield, Missouri Nathanael Greene Memorial Bridge Old Forge Road, Warwick North Kingstown Line, Rhode Island Nathanael Greene Middle School, Providence, Rhode Island Nathanael Greene Museum, Greeneville, Tennessee Nathanael Greene Park, Springfield, Missouri Nathanael Greene's Publick House, Greene, New York Natty Greene's Pub & Brewing Company, Greensboro, North Carolina North Greene High School, Greeneville, Tennessee North Greene Middle School, Greeneville, Tennessee South Greene High School, Greeneville, Tennessee South Greene Middle School, Greeneville, Tennessee West Greene High School, Mosheim, Tennessee West Greene Middle School, Mosheim, Tennessee Camp Greene (neighborhood), Charlotte, NC Greene Street, Marietta, Ohio.
See also USS General Greene, for the four United States Navy ships that have been named for Nathanael Greene.
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