Local events in Greenfield
Greenfield itself has 2 events posted in the next 90 days; the others here are within 10 miles. All local events in Greenfield
Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.
Lakes near Greenfield
The history under the water: the valley before, the dam, the stories. All Ohio lakes
How Greenfield began
Greenfield was founded in 1799 by General Duncan McArthur and named for its rural, green appearance; most of the village sits in northeastern Madison Township, Highland County, though it also extends into Ross County. It grew into a mill and manufacturing town and is nationally notable as the home of C.R. Patterson and Sons, the only automobile company in United States history to be entirely Black-owned. The village bought its own 29.5-mile rail line in 1988 rather than see it abandoned, and today Travellers' Rest Inn (1812), the town's oldest stone building, survives as a museum.
Settled 1799, by General Duncan McArthur.
Where the name comes from
Named for its rural, green appearance.
Before the town
No Native American village, mound, or trail specific to Greenfield is recorded in the sources checked. The site fell within the 1795 Treaty of Greenville cession, which opened this part of southern Ohio, formerly Shawnee and Wyandot hunting ground, to American settlement four years before the town was founded.
Nations recorded here: Shawnee, Wyandot.
Timeline
- — General Duncan McArthur founds Greenfield.
- — Travellers' Rest Inn, Greenfield's first stone building, is built; it later serves as a post office and doctor's office and is now a museum on the National Register of Historic Places.
- — The Abolition Society of Paint Valley is organized, later reorganized as the Greenfield Antislavery Society.
- — Charles Richard Patterson, a formerly enslaved Virginian, arrives in Greenfield and finds work as a blacksmith and wagon repairman.
- — C.R. Patterson goes into partnership with the white carriage builder J.P. Lowe as J.P. Lowe & Company in 1873; in 1893 Patterson buys out Lowe's shares and renames the firm C.R. Patterson, Son & Company.
- — Charles Patterson's son Frederick Douglass Patterson is denied entry to the local high school because of his race; Patterson sues the board of education in September 1886, and in April 1887 the judge orders Frederick admitted. Frederick becomes the first African American to graduate from the Greenfield school.
- — Frederick Douglass Patterson enrolls at Ohio State University, where he becomes the first Black member of the OSU football team.
- — Edward Lee McClain High School opens in Greenfield, the first school in Ohio with an indoor swimming pool.
- — The village buys its 29.5-mile connecting rail line for $2.4 million rather than let it be decommissioned, becoming one of the smallest municipalities in the United States to own its own railroad.
Stories
The only Black-owned car company in America
Charles Richard Patterson crossed the Ohio River out of slavery in Virginia in 1861 and settled in Greenfield, where he found work as a blacksmith. In 1873 he went into partnership with the carriage builder J.P. Lowe as J.P. Lowe & Company, which he bought out and renamed C.R. Patterson, Son & Company in 1893, and the firm went on to build carriages, then automobiles, then truck and bus bodies. It remains the only automobile manufacturer in United States history known to have been entirely Black-owned. Patterson's fight for his family did not stop at the factory gate: when the Greenfield school board refused to admit his son Frederick to the local high school in 1886 on account of his race, Patterson sued, the court ordered Frederick admitted in April 1887, and Frederick became the first African American to graduate from the Greenfield school before going on to Ohio State, where he was the first Black player on the football team.
Photographs
Photo: Unknown, from 'An Era of Progress and Promise, 1863-1910', public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Internet Archive Book Images, from Baltimore and Ohio Employees Magazine (1920), no known copyright restrictions · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · highlandcountypress.com · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org
Historic places
2 places in Greenfield on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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Smith, Samuel, House And TanneryBuilding · Greenfield · listed 1978
- Address
- 103 Jefferson St.
- Where
- Greenfield, Highland County · ZIP 45123
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1978
- NRIS reference number
- 78002086
- Coordinates
- 39.35269, -83.37912
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
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Travellers' Rest InnBuilding · Greenfield · listed 1979
- Address
- Jefferson St. and McArthur Way
- Where
- Greenfield, Highland County · ZIP 45123
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79001864
- Coordinates
- 39.35216, -83.37841
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.
Water
Groundwater wells (8 wells) The water here
- Greenfield Village83% of residentsGroundwater wells (8 wells)
- Ross County Water Co. Inc17% of residentsTeays Valley Aquifer (buried valley groundwater)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Greenfield's boundary: 1 hospital, 1 health center, 2 nursing homes, 1 fire or EMS station, 3 public schools, 1 library, 1 museum, 1 police station, 2 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 2 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Hospitals (1)
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Greenfield Area Medical CenterGeneral hospital · Greenfield
- What it is
- General hospital
- Address
- 550 Mirabeau Street, Greenfield, OH 45123
- County
- Highland County
- Beds
- 25
- Ownership
- Non-profit
- Medicare overall rating
- not rated
- Emergency department (Medicare)
- Yes
- Phone
- (937) 981-9400
- Medicare ID
- 361304
Medicare Care Compare ↗ Where HIFLD got this record ↗ HIFLD hospitals (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: HIFLD hospitals inventory via FEMA (closed hospitals it still lists left out, hospitals opened since added), with Medicare Care Compare ratings matched by name and address.
Community health centers (1)
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Highland Health Providers - Greenfield Medical ServicesHealth center · Greenfield
- Run by
- a federally qualified health center
- Setting
- Clinic
- City
- Greenfield
- Coordinates
- 39.34773, -83.39949
Find a Health Center (HRSA) ↗ HRSA data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: HRSA health center service delivery sites, active, September 2026 (school-based sites left out). Health centers see patients whether or not they have insurance, with fees on a sliding scale.
Nursing homes (2)
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Edgewood Manor of Greenfield2 of 5 stars · Greenfield
- Address
- 850 Nellie Street, Greenfield, OH 45123
- Certified beds
- 60
- Residents on an average day
- 47
- Medicare overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 2 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 1 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 5 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- AOM HEALTHCARE
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (937) 981-2165
- Medicare ID
- 365221
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Greenfield Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation4 of 5 stars · Greenfield
- Address
- 238 South Washington Street, Greenfield, OH 45123
- Certified beds
- 50
- Residents on an average day
- 37
- Medicare overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 4 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 1 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 5 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- MICHAEL SLYK
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (937) 981-3349
- Medicare ID
- 366038
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Greenfield Fire DepartmentGreenfield
- Address
- 650 North Washington Street, Greenfield, OH 45123
- Coordinates
- 39.35711, -83.38541
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.
Public schools (3)
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Greenfield Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Greenfield
- Address
- 200 N 5th St, Greenfield, OH 45123
- School district
- Greenfield Ex Vill School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 552
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 26
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 75.2%
- Ohio building IRN
- 014514
- NCES school ID
- 390454002202
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Greenfield Middle School3.5 of 5 stars · Greenfield
- Address
- 200 N 5th St, Greenfield, OH 45123
- School district
- Greenfield Ex Vill School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 378
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 20
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 76.1%
- Ohio building IRN
- 098574
- NCES school ID
- 390454004341
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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McClain High School3.5 of 5 stars · Greenfield
- Address
- 200 N 5th St, Greenfield, OH 45123
- School district
- Greenfield Ex Vill School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 543
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 31
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 76.4%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 97.8%
- Ohio building IRN
- 023424
- NCES school ID
- 390454002203
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.
Public libraries (1)
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Greenfield BranchBranch · Greenfield
- Address
- 1125 Jefferson Street, Greenfield, OH 45123
- What it is
- Branch
- Library system
- Highland County District Library
- Open
- 2,496 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 9,711 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 115,752
- System's loans, FY2024
- 258,208
- People the system serves
- 42,139
- Phone
- (937) 981-3772
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (1)
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Historical Society Of Greenfield OhioHistorical society · Greenfield
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Greenfield
- Coordinates
- 39.35256, -83.37896
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.
Police stations (1)
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Greenfield Police DepartmentGreenfield
- Address
- 300 Jefferson Street, Greenfield, OH 45123
- Coordinates
- 39.35121, -83.38334
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2)
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Adient GreenfieldToxics Release Inventory · Greenfield
- Address
- 1147 N. Washington Street, Greenfield, OH 45123
- County
- Highland County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
- EPA program ID
- 45123JHNSN1147N
- EPA registry ID
- 110000392824
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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United States Shoe Corp TheToxics Release Inventory · Greenfield
- Address
- 347 Edgewood Ave., Greenfield, OH 45123
- County
- Highland County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45123NTDST347ED
- EPA registry ID
- 110002112883
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.
Spills reported since 2021 (2)
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Fat(S) / Oil / Grease / Tallow Food Types (Fog)2021-08-04 · Greenfield
- Reported
- 2021-08-04
- What spilled
- Fat(S) / Oil / Grease / Tallow Food Types (Fog)
- Where
- Greenfield, Highland County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2108EPA0001185
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sewage Sludge / Biosolids2026-03-25 · Greenfield
- Reported
- 2026-03-25
- What spilled
- Sewage Sludge / Biosolids
- Where
- Greenfield, Highland County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2603EPA0000483
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Greenfield, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45123 Greenfield | 50% | Groundwater wells (8 wells) | 5.4 pCi/L average radon | Appraisal records without year built | Greenfield Exempted Village · 3.5 stars overall | 0.9% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Greenfield, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2019: 1 of 1 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-07 | Issue 3: Village of Greenfield Income Tax | 78 | 77 | Passed (50.32% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-07 | Member of Council, At Large | Donald R. Davy 333, 21.5%; Brenda Losey 458, 29.57%; Mary Ellen McMurry 424, 27.37%; Carlos Ooten 334, 21.56% |
| 2019-11-05 | Member of Council | Brenda Losey 329, 41.44%; Mark W. Branham 308, 38.79% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
The county
Highland County: 7 ZIP codes, 26 cities, villages and townships, 42,302 people.
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Greenfield, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 0.67 in
- 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
- rain so far in 2026
- 41.1 in
- 4.5 in above normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 17.8 in
- a normal year brings 19.9 in
- a normal year
- 43.1 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 0.67 | — | 29 |
| September 2026 | 9.74 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 4.48 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 3.28 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 4.10 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 4.17 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 4.37 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 7.82 | 1.4 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 1.23 | 5.3 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.22 | 11.0 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 2.37 | 11.6 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 3.72 | 3.1 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2011 — 58.6 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1930 — 24.9 in |
| Snowiest year | 1910 — 48.4 in |
| Wettest day on record | 2 July 1922 — 4.37 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 6 January 1910 — 10.36 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 21 January 1978 — 19.86 in |
Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside Greenfield, so every figure here is worked out from the gauges around it - the nearest ones weighted most. Treat them as close estimates rather than readings.
48,844 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-29. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.
Environmental permits and filings
What Ohio EPA has on file for Greenfield: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.
- facilities and sites on file
- 10
- those placed on the map inside Greenfield
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 4 |
| State sewer loans | 4 |
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 2 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| GREENFIELD WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| GREENFIELD WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| GREENFIELD WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| GREENFIELD WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| GREENFIELD WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| CORVAC COMPOSITES LLC | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| FELSON PARK | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| GREENFIELD WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| GREENFIELD WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| GREENFIELD WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| GREENFIELD WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| GREENFIELD WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| GREENFIELD WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| GREENFIELD WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| RITE AID #3466 | Hazardous waste compliance letter | |
| CORVAC COMPOSITES, LLC | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| GREENFIELD WWTP | State sewer loans | |
| SUPERAMERICA NO 7163 | Hazardous waste compliance letter | |
| C-MOLD LLC | Hazardous waste violation resolved | |
| C-MOLD LLC | Hazardous waste notice of violation | |
| C-MOLD LLC | Hazardous waste notice of violation | |
| C-MOLD LLC | Hazardous waste inspection |
Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.
Quick answers
What county is Greenfield, Ohio in?
Greenfield is a village in Highland County, Ohio, with 4,344 residents.
When was Greenfield, Ohio founded?
Greenfield was settled 1799. Founders on record: General Duncan McArthur. Source
How did Greenfield, Ohio get its name?
Named for its rural, green appearance. Source
What ZIP code is Greenfield, Ohio?
Most of Greenfield is in ZIP code 45123.
Where does Greenfield, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Greenfield (Greenfield Village): Groundwater wells (8 wells).
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