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Welcome to Greenway ...

Greenway is located in McPherson County<1>.


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


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

Greenway is 1,920 feet [585 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Greenway lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Greenway (for example, toward Kenel), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The area code for Greenway: (605)

Communities Also Named Greenway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Greenway - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia (4), Manitoba (2), New York, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia (4).

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

Communities near Greenway ...

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

  • Eureka
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
    • Ashley is located in McIntosh County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <4>
  • Herreid
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herreid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herreid
    • Herreid is located in Campbell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herreid <4>
  • Zeeland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeeland
    • Zeeland is located in McIntosh County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeeland <4>
  • Hague
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hague have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
    • Hague is located in Emmons County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hague <4>
  • Venturia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venturia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venturia
    • Venturia is located in McIntosh County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venturia <4>
  • Artas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artas
    • Artas is located in Campbell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
  • Hillsview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
    • Hillsview is located in McPherson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
  • Mound City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Mound City is located in Campbell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <4>
  • Long Lake
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Long Lake is located in McPherson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 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 Greenway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenway.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenway ...

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

Adding Greenway to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenway.

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

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including McPherson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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