Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Greenwood (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Greenwood. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Greenwood is located in Crawford County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crawford County: Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington, Adair (OK), Le Flore (OK) & Sequoyah (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Greenwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenwood:
- Crawford County (The home county of Greenwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Van Buren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wright Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Uniontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Cedarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rudy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Alma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kibler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kibler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Barcelona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Natural Dam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lee Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Charleston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dahoma ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dahoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
- Cecil
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Donald ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Donald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Leon ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cravens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Sebastian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Fort Smith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Barling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bonanza
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Central City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jenny Lind
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Lavaca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hackett
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bloomer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Greenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Ursula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ursula is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursula
- Midland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Midland is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Evansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Skylight
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Skylight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylight
- Strickler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Strickler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
- Morrow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Morrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Dutch Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dutch Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Onda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Onda is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onda
- Winslow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Bell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bell is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Greasy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greasy is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Cherry Tree
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Tree is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Bunch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Zion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zion is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Stilwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Marietta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
- Haskell County (OK)
- Keota
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Le Flore County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Arkoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Braden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Fort Coffee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Pocola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Skullyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Skullyville is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
- Spiro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spiro is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <1>
- Rock Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Cowlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cowlington is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Cameron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Panama
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bokoshe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sequoyah County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Moffett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Remy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Remy is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Short
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Short is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Long
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Long is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Belfonte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belfonte is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfonte
- Muldrow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Akins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Akins is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins
- Gans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gans is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gans <1>
- Stoney Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Point is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Seven Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Brushy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenwood, see our County-by-County Page for Greenwood.
Cemeteries Near Greenwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenwood.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Greenwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Newlon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peevyhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Czarnikow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ft. Smith National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rose Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Greenwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greenwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Dora
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dora is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Van Buren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Smith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cavanaugh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cavanaugh is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavanaugh
- Uniontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Massard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Massard is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massard
- Catcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Catcher is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catcher
- Buell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Rudy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Barling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haroldton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haroldton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haroldton
- Alma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Barcelona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Crescent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crescent is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenwood.
Newspapers Published in Greenwood ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenwood, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Greenwood:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Sebastian County
- Washington County
- Adair County
- Haskell County
- Le Flore County
- Sequoyah County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Greenwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |