Welcome to Greenwood ...

Greenwood is located in Gallatin County<1>.

The location of Greenwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Greenwood is 4,690 feet [1,430 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Greenwood is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Greenwood lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Greenwood lies within the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Greenwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 120 communities that are also named Greenwood - they are located in Alabama (6), Arizona, Arkansas (3), British Columbia, California (5), Colorado (2), Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (4), Kansas (4), Kentucky (6), Louisiana (5), Maine (2), Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (6), Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (8), Texas (5), Utah, Virginia (5), Washington (5), West Virginia (5) and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Greenwood.

Communities near Greenwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Greenwood.

• Bozeman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozeman
  • Bozeman is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bozeman <4>
• Belgrade
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
  • Belgrade is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belgrade <4>
• Manhattan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
  • Manhattan is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <4>
• Gallatin Gateway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin Gateway
  • Gallatin Gateway is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin Gateway <4>
• Amsterdam - Churchill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam - Churchill
  • Amsterdam - Churchill is located in Gallatin County
• Churchill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
  • Churchill is located in Gallatin County
• Amsterdam
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Gallatin County
  • Former name for Amsterdam:
  • Walrath
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <4>
• Arnold
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Gallatin County
• Catron
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
  • Catron is located in Gallatin County
• Wisner Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Crossing
  • Wisner Crossing is located in Gallatin County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Greenwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Greenwood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenwood. See our Newspapers Page for Greenwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenwood ...

Looking for more information about Greenwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Greenwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Greenwood.

Adding Greenwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenwood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Greenwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Greenwood post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gallatin County: www.co.gallatin.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/