City of Greenfield
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Greenfield is located in Weakley County in the northwest section of Tennessee, 25 miles from the Kentucky state line, on U.S. Highway 45E at the intersection of State Highways 54 and 124.
The history of Greenfield goes back to the laying of hte Illinois Central Gulf Railroad track in 1873. The hugs fields of green wheat inspired the engineer of hte first train to give the town it's name. The first dwellings were built in 1874 by John W. and James W. Ward. The first post office was established in the same year. The population in 1873 was 150 and had increased to 2,105 by 1990. According to Goodspead Publishers, Greenfield was incorporated November 9, 1880. |
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