The word Greenbush comes from "Sha Ach Wah," which means spruce tree or green bush in Ojibwe.

Scandinavian, Polish and Bohemian settlers arrived in the area in 1880s, with the largest influx immigrating in the early 1890s.

This village is now referred to as "Old Greenbush," and is marked by Hvidso cemetery (also known as Pioneer Haven) along Highway 11.

It expanded north from Thief River Falls to the location of present day Greenbush, where it stopped construction.

[5] A few years later, the rail line to Warroad was completed and ran directly through the old town site.

Volunteers travelled to Crookston on foot to deliver the official documents, a journey of about 85 miles (137 km) one way.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.51 square miles (3.91 km2), all land.

Central Boiler, established in 1984 and located near Greenbush, Minnesota in Northern America, is an outdoor furnace manufacturer.

The company has a sales and dealer network that has now established itself throughout the United States and Canada.

Oak View Golf Course is located at 993 Central Avenue West next to the Legion Park.

The clubhouse is also equipped with modern bathrooms, a kitchen, a dining room, a television, and a porch with picnic tables, gas grills and pop machines.

The pool is tentatively open June 1 of each year, closing for the season at the end of August.