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 Clay 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 Clay County: Wyandotte (KS), Clinton, Jackson, Platte & Ray.
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:
- Clay County (The home county of Greenwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Woodhill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Gladstone
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oakview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oakview is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Oakwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Oakwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oaks is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Acme
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Linden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Avondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Avondale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Claycomo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Claycomo is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claycomo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
- Pleasant Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- East Kansas City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- North Kansas City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Lee's Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lloyd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
- Loch Lloyd village
- Belton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Winnebago
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
- Raymore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harrelson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Riverview Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Riverview Estates is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Riverview Estates has also been known as:
- Riverview Estates village
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Trimble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lilly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Converse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Plattsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lathrop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gower
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Kansas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- River Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Cement City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Leeds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Maywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Atherton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Adams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Raytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Little Blue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Lake City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Holmes Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Napoleon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Waterloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Bates City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Platte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Northmoor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Houston Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Waukomis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Platte Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Parkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Weatherby Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Ferrelview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Waldron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Farley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Platte City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Leavenworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Homestead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Orrick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Excelsior Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Wood Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Woods Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Lawson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fleming
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Rayville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elmira
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Atchison County (KS)
- Oak Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Mission Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Westwood Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Westwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Westwood is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
- Roeland Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mission Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Mission
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mission is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <1>
- Countryside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Prairie Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Merriam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leawood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Quivira
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Holliday
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Leavenworth County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Highland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lansing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <1>
- Bain City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Basehor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Basehor is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <1>
- Fairmount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Leavenworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Loring
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Hoge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Kickapoo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Jarbalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Linwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Tonganoxie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lowemont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Argentine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Turner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Grinter Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Morris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Edwardsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Bonner Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wallula
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
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.
- New Stark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crowley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Roger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Slope Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Minaville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Minneville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Davidson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (356 more) ...
- Sheffield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilson's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<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.
- Moscow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moscow is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Thornton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Acme
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Linden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- North Kansas City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Minaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Minaville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
- Barry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Harlem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Birmingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Kansas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nashua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centropolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Centropolis is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
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 77 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 16 miles [25.7 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 start with 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 Greenwood:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Jackson County
- Lafayette County
- Platte County
- Ray County
- Atchison County
- Johnson County
- Leavenworth County
- Wyandotte County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |