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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Greenway. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Greenway to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Greenway, please Contact Us.
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 Greenway (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 Greenway. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Greenway is historic, it would have been located within present day Polk County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk County: Cherokee (AL), Cleburne (AL), Bartow, Floyd, Haralson & Paulding.
Below are the counties that are near Greenway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenway:
- Polk County (The home county of Greenway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenway, with the one closest to Greenway listed first.
- Esom Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Etna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Cedartown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Seney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Aragon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rockmart
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenway, with the one closest to Greenway listed first.
- Taylorsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Stilesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Euharlee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shellman ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shellman is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenway, with the one closest to Greenway listed first.
- Jake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Bowdon Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Temple
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hart Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hart Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
- Jonesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Driskolls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Driskolls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
- Bowdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenway, with the one closest to Greenway listed first.
- Chattoogaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Lyerly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Douglas County
- Villa Rica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenway, with the one closest to Greenway listed first.
- Cave Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brice is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Lindale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wax is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Coosa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Atlanta Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Robealou Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Rosemont Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Oreburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Rome
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Berry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenway, with the one closest to Greenway listed first.
- Felton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tallapoosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Budapest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Bremen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenway, with the one closest to Greenway listed first.
- Braswell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Hanlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Dallas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Forrister
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Home Place Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Calhoun County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenway, with the one closest to Greenway listed first.
- Dailey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Piedmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Nances Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Collins ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Merrellton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- White Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Jacksonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colvins Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Booker T City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Booker T City is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T City
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenway, with the one closest to Greenway listed first.
- Tecumseh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Rock Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Spring Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Exie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Kirk's Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Noah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Tucker Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Howells Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Moshat
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Ball Flat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenway, with the one closest to Greenway listed first.
- Palestine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Borden Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Oak Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Grantley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Muscadine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Fruithurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Edwardsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Ai
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Hopewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Heflin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hightower
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Ranburne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Etowah County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenway, with the one closest to Greenway listed first.
- Banner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Etowah County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Ballplay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Hale ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hale is located in Etowah County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Hokes Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coat's Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenway, see our County-by-County Page for Greenway.
Cemeteries Near Greenway ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenway.
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 Greenway - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenway, with the one closest to Greenway listed first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Edmondson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hutching Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Bower Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Littlecreek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlecreek Cemetery
- The Littlecreek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Creek Cemetery
- Lime Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (430 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arrington Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Borden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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.
Greenway itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenway, with the one closest to Greenway listed first.
- Esom Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Etna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Palestine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Tecumseh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Prior
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prior is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior
- Little Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Creek is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Walthrall ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walthrall is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthrall
- Bluffton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Borden Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Rock Run Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Run Station is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run Station
- Dugdown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dugdown is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdown
- Cedartown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Youngs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Youngs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Pleasant Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Oak Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenway. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenway.
Newspapers Published in Greenway ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenway.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenway, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenway.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Greenway:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Carroll County
- Chattooga County
- Douglas County
- Floyd County
- Haralson County
- Paulding County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cleburne County
- Etowah County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Greenway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Greenway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |