1750History
James Manning Greer was a descendant of John Greer Sr., who surveyed his land in Laurens County in 1750.
1764History
John and his family were already in Laurens County, prior to the Greer passengers who arrived aboard the ship The Falls in 1764.
1777History
In 1777, the area was added to the state of South Carolina.
1873Military
Development toward the birth of the town occurred in 1873, when the Richmond and Danville Air Line Railway (now the Norfolk Southern Railway) established a line between Atlanta ...
1876Government
When the town was incorporated in 1876, it was named Town of Greer's.
1900Architecture
In 1900, Greer's first bank, the Bank of Greer's, opened.
1914Infrastructure
The Piedmont and Northern Railway laid a second railroad line through Greer in 1914.
1936Architecture
The facility was originally built in 1936.
1938Architecture
Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts between 1938 and 1941 for post offices and federal buildings throughout South Carolina.
1939Culture
In 1939, artist Winfred Walkley painted a mural, Cotton and Peach Growing, for the town's old post office as one of thirteen works commissioned by the U.S.
1976Infrastructure
It was demolished in 1976 by its then owner, the Southern Railway System, in order to avoid property taxes.
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
At the 2000 census, there were 16,843 people, 6,714 households, and 4,511 families residing in the city.
2005Culture
According to a June 2005 article in The Greenville News, BMW's Greer plant employs about 9,000 people, and has attracted dozens of suppliers in South Carolina, providing jobs fo...
2008Government
The City of Greer Municipal Complex was completed in 2008, and includes the 12-acre (4.9 ha) Greer City Park.
2012Sports
In 2012, the Cannon Center, a former National Guard armory, became a basketball gym.
2023Culture
=== 2023 county distribution ===
As of 2023, of the 35,308 people, about 25,587 are in Greenville County and about 9,721 are in Spartanburg County.