Welcome to West Greenwood ...

West Greenwood is located in Steuben County<1>.

The location of West 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 West Greenwood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

A typical abbreviation for West Greenwood: W. Greenwood

West Greenwood is 2,250 feet [686 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of West Greenwood is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: West Greenwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named West Greenwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named West Greenwood - they are located in Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Communities near West Greenwood ...

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

• Hornell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornell
  • Hornell is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornell <4>
• Wellsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <4>
• Alfred
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
  • Alfred is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
  • Alfred has also been known as:
  • Alfred village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <4>
• Canisteo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canisteo
  • Canisteo is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canisteo <4>
• Westfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
• Andover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <4>
• Belmont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
• Angelica
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angelica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
  • Angelica is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angelica <4>
• Arkport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkport
  • Arkport is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkport <4>
• North Hornell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hornell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
  • North Hornell is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people

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 West Greenwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Greenwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West 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 West Greenwood.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Greenwood ...

Looking for more information about West 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 West Greenwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Greenwood.

Adding West Greenwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 West Greenwood was on a map titled Map of New York (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Greenwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Steuben County: www.steubencony.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/