Welcome to Greenwood ...

Greenwood is located in McCreary County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Greenwood is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Greenwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Greenwood (for example, toward Jamestown), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Greenwood lies within the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Greenwood ...

While we believe that this Greenwood is located in McCreary County, we know of another 5 Kentucky communities named Greenwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jefferson, Lawrence, Pendleton, Pulaski and Warren County.

Beyond Kentucky, 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), 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), South Dakota (2), 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.

• Somerset
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <4>
• Monticello
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Ferguson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
  • Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
• Burnside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
  • Burnside is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnside <4>
• Wiborg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
  • Wiborg is located in McCreary County
• Tateville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
  • Tateville is located in Pulaski County
• Marshes Siding
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshes Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
  • Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
• Northfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Northfield is located in Pulaski County
• Ritner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
  • Ritner is located in Wayne County
• Bronston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronston
  • Bronston is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronston <4>

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.<5>

From that list, the Greenwood post office opened in 1876.

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 Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/