Welcome to Greenwood ...

Greenwood is located in Charles Mix 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 1859.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Greenwood had a population of 7 people.<3> (see below for details).

Greenwood is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Greenwood: (605)

Communities Also Named Greenwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Dakota communities named Greenwood: This one is located in Charles Mix County and the other is located in Lawrence County.

Beyond South Dakota, 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), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (6), Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), 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.

• Fort Randall
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Randall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Randall
  • Fort Randall is located in Gregory County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,135 people
• Wagner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
  • Wagner is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagner <5>
• Lake Andes
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Andes
  • Lake Andes is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Andes <5>
• Avon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Bon Homme County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <5>
• Marty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
  • Marty is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marty <5>
• Spencer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Boyd County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
• Pickstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickstown
  • Pickstown is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickstown <5>
• Lynch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Lynch is located in Boyd County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <5>
• Dante
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dante have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
  • Dante is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dante <5>
• Ravinia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravinia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
  • Ravinia is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravinia <5>

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.<6>

From that list, the Greenwood post office opened in 1859.

We also found Greenwood in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 State of South Dakota: sd.gov/