Greene County, Pennsylvania

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Greene County, Pennsylvania is a rural county in the southwestern corner of the state, known historically for coal mining and its location along the West Virginia border.

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Greene County, Pennsylvania canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borderCharacteristic forms part of the Pennsylvania–West Virginia state line
borders West Virginia
borderWith Marshall County, West Virginia
Monongalia County, West Virginia
Washington County, Pennsylvania
Wetzel County, West Virginia
country United States of America
countySeat Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
economyType mixed, with significant energy sector
FIPSCode 42-059
GNISID 01207088
governmentType county government
hasCharacteristic predominantly rural
sparsely populated
hasFeature coal reserves
rolling hills
rural communities
hasJurisdiction Carmichaels, Pennsylvania
Clarksville, Pennsylvania
Greensboro, Pennsylvania
Jefferson, Pennsylvania
Mount Morris, Pennsylvania
Rices Landing, Pennsylvania
Rural townships of Greene County, Pennsylvania
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
hasLandUse agriculture
coal mining operations
forests
inUSStateRegion Pennsylvania
surface form: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
knownFor coal mining
rural character
locatedIn Pennsylvania
Southwestern Pennsylvania
United States Census Bureau South region
surface form: United States Census Bureau South Region (Pennsylvania classification context-dependent)
namedAfter Nathanael Greene
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
partOf Appalachia
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
surface form: Pittsburgh media market

Appalachian coalfield
surface form: United States Appalachian coal region

United States federal judicial Western District of Pennsylvania (county lies within its jurisdiction)
postalAbbreviation PA
seat Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
state Pennsylvania
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Washington County borderedBy Greene County, Pennsylvania
subject surface form: Washington County, Pennsylvania
Fayette County borderedBy Greene County, Pennsylvania
Fayette County, Pennsylvania borders Greene County, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Route 21 passesThroughRegion Greene County, Pennsylvania
Marshall County, West Virginia borders Greene County, Pennsylvania
Monongalia County, West Virginia borders Greene County, Pennsylvania
Wetzel County, West Virginia borderedBy Greene County, Pennsylvania
Southwestern Pennsylvania contains Greene County, Pennsylvania
Washington County, Pennsylvania borderedBy Greene County, Pennsylvania
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania county Greene County, Pennsylvania
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania isCountySeatOf Greene County, Pennsylvania