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Jefferson is the county seat of Greene County and is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 30 (east to west)
and State Highway 4 (north and south). The historic Lincoln Highway is Jefferson's main street.

Other towns in Greene County include: Churdan, Cooper, Dana, Farlin, Grand Junction, Paton, Rippey and Scranton.

Greene County has rich farmland and the major crops are corn and soybeans.

The school districts are: Jefferson-Scranton, Paton-Churdan, and East Greene (Dana, Grand Junction & Rippey).

Greene County is divided into 15 townships: Bristol, Cedar, Dawson, Franklin, Grant, Greenbrier, Hardin,
Highland, Jackson, Junction, Kendrick, Paton, Scranton, Washington and Willow.

1917 County Outline Map Current Greene County Map Atlas Maps 1875 County Map, A. T. Andreas' Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Iowa 1880 County Map, A. T. Andreas' Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Iowa Plat Maps 1896 1935 1963 Plat and City Maps 1917

Andreas Map available through the Iowa Digital Library. Used with permission of the University of Iowa Libraries.