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 northeast 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 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 east 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 Guernsey County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Guernsey County: Belmont, Coshocton, Harrison, Muskingum, Noble & Tuscarawas.
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:
- Guernsey County (The home county of Greenwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Senecaville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Buffalo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lore City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gibson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Pleasant City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Byesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Bluebell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Easton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Old Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Cambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Barnesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hendrysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Bethesda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hunter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Morristown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morristown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Holloway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Rock Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Loomis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Loomis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Flushing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Lafferty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lafferty is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty
- Armstrongs Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Plainfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Conesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- West Lafayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Smyrna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Freeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Deersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- New Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Athens is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Lewisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Miltonsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Stafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Jerusalem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Ozark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Wilson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Edwina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Woodsfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beallsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Coats
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Graysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Mount Carrick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Plainview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Reinersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Durant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Neelysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Eagleport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- McConnelsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Malta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- New Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rix Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Norwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Museville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- McDonald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Adamsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Philo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Wortley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Buckeye
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Kennonsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mount Zion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Mount Ephraim
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Mud Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Sarahsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Whigville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Batesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Belle Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Caldwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hoskinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Ashton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Fulda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Peoli
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Postboy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- West Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Bernice
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Gilmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Newcomerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Port Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stillwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Wolf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Gnadenhutten
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Macksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lower Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Warner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Dalzell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Beverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whipple
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Gasville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Luke Chute
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Alden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
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.
- Senecaville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jackman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Hartford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant City Protestant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lore City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Michaels Greek Orthodox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kennonsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (616 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson Station Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Enon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<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.
- Senecaville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chaseville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chaseville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Robins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robins is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
- Buffalo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Kennonsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Gibson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Lore City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Ephraim
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Byesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Glenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Craig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Craig is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Salesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ava
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ava is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
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 64 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 15 miles [24.1 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 like to start with 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 Greenwood:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Guernsey County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Coshocton County
- Harrison County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Tuscarawas County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |