Welcome to Greenwood County ...
Time Zone: Greenwood County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Eureka is the Seat for Greenwood County.
Greenwood County is one of the original counties of Kansas and was founded August 25, 1855.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Greenwood had a population of 6,001 people. This is a decrease of 10.29% since the last Census (which gave a population of 6,689 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Greenwood represented 0.23% of the total population of Kansas.
Below are some of the communities located in Greenwood County:
- Climax
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Eureka
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Eureka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka<3>
- Fall River
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River<3>
- Hamilton
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton<3>
- Madison
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison<3>
- Severy
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
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- Virgil
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Websites specific to Greenwood County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Chase County
- Coffey County
- Elk County
- Lyon County
- Wilson County
- Woodson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
- Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |