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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Old Greenville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Old Greenville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Old Greenville, 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 Old Greenville (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 Old Greenville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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 Old Greenville is historic, it would have been located within present day Wayne 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 Wayne County: Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Iron, Madison, Reynolds & Stoddard.

Below are the counties that are near Old Greenville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Greenville:

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Old Greenville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Greenville, with the one closest to Old Greenville listed first.
    • Greenville
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Silva
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Silva is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva
    • Dees Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Dees Town is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Town
    • Bounds
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Bounds is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds
    • Patterson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Shook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Shook is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook
    • Clubb
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Clubb is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubb
    • Hiram
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hiram is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
    • Lowndes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Lowndes is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndes
    • Lodi
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Lodi is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Williamsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Spring
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Piedmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bollinger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Greenville, with the one closest to Old Greenville listed first.
    • Gipsy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Gipsy is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
    • Buchanan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Buchanan is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
    • Zalma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Zalma is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
      • Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
    • Grassy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Grassy is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
    • Greenbrier
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Greenbrier is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
    • Sturdivant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Sturdivant is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturdivant
    • Glenallen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Lutesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
    • Marble Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Greenville, with the one closest to Old Greenville listed first.
    • Rombauer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rombauer is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rombauer
    • Poplar Bluff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Kelly Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Kelly Town is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
    • Fisk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harviell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Greenville, with the one closest to Old Greenville listed first.
    • Ellsinore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Grandin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Grandin is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Greenville, with the one closest to Old Greenville listed first.
    • Des Arc
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Des Arc is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Vulcan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Vulcan is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Annapolis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sabula
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sabula is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
    • Chloride
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Chloride is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride
    • Glover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Glover is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Greenville, with the one closest to Old Greenville listed first.
    • Saco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Saco is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
    • Marquand
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Marquand is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Tin Mountain
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Tin Mountain is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Mountain
    • Millcreek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Millcreek is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
  • Reynolds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Greenville, with the one closest to Old Greenville listed first.
    • Redford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Redford is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
    • Ellington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Stoddard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Greenville, with the one closest to Old Greenville listed first.
    • Puxico
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Leora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Leora is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leora
    • Brownwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Brownwood is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
    • Advance
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Dudley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dudley is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Greenville, see our County-by-County Page for Old Greenville.

Cemeteries Near Old Greenville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Greenville.

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 Old Greenville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Greenville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Greenville, with the one closest to Old Greenville listed first.

  • Wight Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Stephens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hickman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Old Greenville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Flinn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Greenville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Twidwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bollinger Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kite Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (308 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lapka Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rockwell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)

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.

While we didn't find Old Greenville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Greenville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Greenville, with the one closest to Old Greenville listed first.

  • Greenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Taskee Station ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Taskee Station is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskee Station
  • Bounds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bounds is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds
  • Patterson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Barlow ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Barlow is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
  • Kerrigan ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kerrigan is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrigan
  • Williamsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lowndes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lowndes is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndes
  • Mill Spring
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Keeners
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Keeners is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeners
  • Hendrickson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hendrickson is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrickson
  • Piedmont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Coldwater
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Coldwater is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
    • Leeper
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Leeper is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeper
    • Upalika
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Upalika is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upalika

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Greenville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Greenville.

Newspapers Published in Old Greenville ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Greenville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Greenville, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Greenville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Old Greenville:

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 Old Greenville, 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' (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- Old Greenville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.