Greenville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Augusta County, Virginia, United States.
As early as 1794, Greenville was platted and divided into 14 lots of 1-acre (4,000 m2) and sold by Thomas and Jane Steele.
An 1835 account of Greenville said that it had an extensive manufacturing flour mill and a woolen manufactory, two physicians in the area, contained 50 dwelling houses, 3 general stores, 2 taverns, 1 academy, 2 tanyards, 2 saddlers, 2 tailors, 1 blacksmith shop, 1 cabinet maker, 1 wheelwright, 1 saddle tree maker, 3 house carpenters, 1 hatter, and 4 boot and shoe makers.
2023 Virginia plane crash Bethel Green and Clover Mount are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
[1] Kate Smith (1907-1986), an immensely popular American radio singer of the Great Depression and World War II years, was born in Greenville.
[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.5 km2), all of it land.