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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Greene Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Greene Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Greene Springs, 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 Greene Springs (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 Greene Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Greene Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Greene Springs: Greene Spgs. (or less commonly used: Greene Spngs. or Greene Sprngs.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Greene Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day Vernon County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Vernon County: Bourbon (KS), Crawford (KS), Linn (KS), Barton, Bates, Cedar & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Greene Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greene Springs:
- Vernon County (The home county of Greene Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greene Springs, with the one closest to Greene Springs listed first.
- Walker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Montevallo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Milo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Harwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Bellamy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Nevada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sheldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Schell City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Horton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Moundville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Temple ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Bronaugh
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Deerfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greene Springs, with the one closest to Greene Springs listed first.
- Milford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Irwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Bushnell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Layneville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Layneville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layneville
- Lamar Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Lamar
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kenoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kenoma is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
- Oakton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oakton is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
- Liberal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberal is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Golden City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burgess
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greene Springs, with the one closest to Greene Springs listed first.
- Prairie City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Rockville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Rich Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Home
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Hume
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hume is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Foster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Nyhart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greene Springs, with the one closest to Greene Springs listed first.
- Virgil City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- El Dorado Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willowville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Lebeck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Jerico Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Caplinger Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Stockton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Umber View Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greene Springs, with the one closest to Greene Springs listed first.
- Arcola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Glen Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greene Springs, with the one closest to Greene Springs listed first.
- Roscoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Monegaw Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Johnson City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Appleton City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Collins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Osceola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Bourbon County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greene Springs, with the one closest to Greene Springs listed first.
- Garland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Edward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Edward is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bell Town is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Fort Scott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <2>
- Godfrey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Godfrey is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Hammond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Crawford County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greene Springs, with the one closest to Greene Springs listed first.
- Arcadia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Coalvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coalvale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
- Gross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gross is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
- Mulberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greene Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Greene Springs.
Cemeteries Near Greene Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greene Springs.
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 Greene Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greene Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greene Springs, with the one closest to Greene Springs listed first.
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Warkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sandstone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stepp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Living Faith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arbor Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Virgil City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Whitehall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.
Greene Springs 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 Greene Springs, with the one closest to Greene Springs listed first.
- Sandstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sandstone is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Pashaw ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pashaw is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pashaw
- Virgil City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Walker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Montevallo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Milo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- El Dorado Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bellamy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Harwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Fair Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fair Haven is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Nevada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ketterman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ketterman is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Zodiac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zodiac is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zodiac
- Filley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Filley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filley
- Sheldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greene Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greene Springs.
Newspapers Published in Greene Springs ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greene Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greene Springs, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greene Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Greene Springs:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Vernon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Bates County
- Cedar County
- Dade County
- Saint Clair County
- Bourbon County
- Crawford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Greene Springs, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greene Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |