Welcome to South Greenwood ...

South Greenwood is located in Greenwood County<1>.

The location of South 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 South Greenwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

A typical abbreviation for South Greenwood: S. Greenwood

South Greenwood is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for South Greenwood: (864)

Communities Also Named South Greenwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named South Greenwood - they are located in Michigan and Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near South Greenwood ...

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

• Abbeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
• McCormick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
  • McCormick is located in McCormick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCormick <4>
• Ware Shoals
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Shoals
  • Ware Shoals is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ware Shoals <4>
• Ninety Six
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninety Six
  • Ninety Six is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ninety Six <4>
• Due West
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Due West
  • Due West is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Due West <4>
• Cross Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hill
  • Cross Hill is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Hill <4>
• Donalds
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donalds
  • Donalds is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donalds <4>
• Waterloo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Hodges
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
  • Hodges is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodges <4>
• Troy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Greenwood ...

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

Adding South Greenwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South 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 South Greenwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Greenwood post office opened in 1916.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greenwood County: www.co.greenwood.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/