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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 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 Greenwood 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 Greenwood 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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Greenwood Springs: Greenwood Spgs. (or less commonly used: Greenwood Spngs. or Greenwood 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Greenwood Springs is located in Monroe County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Lamar (AL), Chickasaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee & Lowndes.

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

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Greenwood Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Springs, with the one closest to Greenwood Springs listed first.
    • Gattman
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
      • Gattman is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Splunge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Splunge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
      • Splunge is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Splunge
      • From Greenwood Springs to Splunge
    • Hatley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
      • Hatley is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Floyton ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
      • Floyton is located in Monroe County
    • Ales ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ales have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
      • Ales is located in Monroe County
    • Acker ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
      • Acker is located in Monroe County
    • Riggins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hamilton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Amory
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Smithville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Aberdeen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Wren
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Chickasaw County
  • Clay County
  • Holmes County
  • Itawamba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Springs, with the one closest to Greenwood Springs listed first.
    • Carolina
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Tremont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
      • Tremont is located in Itawamba County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tremont <3>
    • Abney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Clay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
      • Clay is located in Itawamba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clay
      • From Greenwood Springs to Clay
    • Fulton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Itawamba County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,846 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <3>
    • Oakland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Itawamba County
    • Ballardsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee County
  • Lowndes County
  • Fayette County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Springs, with the one closest to Greenwood Springs listed first.
    • Bluff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
      • Bluff is located in Fayette County (AL)
    • Kirkland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Gu - Win
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Belk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
      • Belk is located in Fayette County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Fayette
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Fayette County (AL)
  • Lamar County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Springs, with the one closest to Greenwood Springs listed first.
    • Bedford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bedford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bedford
      • From Greenwood Springs to Bedford
    • Sulligent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulligent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulligent
      • Sulligent is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulligent <3>
    • Detroit
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <3>
    • Vernon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <3>
    • Beaverton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
      • Beaverton is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <3>
    • Hightogy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fernbank
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Millport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
      • Millport is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millport <3>
    • Kennedy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Kennedy is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Marion County (AL)
  • Pickens County (AL)

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

Cemeteries Near Greenwood Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenwood 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Baker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sartor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sartor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sartor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Easter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crenshaw Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crenshaw Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crenshaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blair Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Easter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cockerham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cockerham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cockerham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Blaylock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blaylock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blaylock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Pickle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Boggan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • McKinney Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

  • Quincy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Quincy is located in Monroe County
  • Beeks ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beeks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks
    • Beeks is located in Monroe County
  • Gattman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
    • Gattman is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Grubb Springs ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grubb Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Springs
    • Grubb Springs is located in Monroe County
  • Splunge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Splunge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
    • Splunge is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Splunge
    • From Greenwood Springs to Splunge
  • Bedford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bedford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
    • Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bedford
    • From Greenwood Springs to Bedford
  • Greenbrier ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbrier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
    • Greenbrier is located in Monroe County
  • Pine Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
    • Pine Springs is located in Lamar County (AL)
  • Sulligent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulligent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulligent
    • Sulligent is located in Lamar County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulligent <3>
  • Acker ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
    • Acker is located in Monroe County
  • Hamilton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Moscow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Lamar County (AL)
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    • Riggins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Molloy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Molloy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molloy
      • Molloy is located in Lamar County (AL)
    • Detroit
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Greenwood 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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenwood Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenwood Springs, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenwood Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Springs:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenwood Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecountyms.org

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenwood Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenwood Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8872, Longitude: -88.3091    









 

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