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Welcome to Greenwood ...

Greenwood is located in Dickson County<1>.

Greenwood is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Greenwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Greenwood ...

While we believe that this Greenwood is located in Dickson County, we know of another 7 Tennessee communities named Greenwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Blount, Jackson, Macon, Rutherford, Washington, White and Wilson County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 120 communities that are also named Greenwood - they are located in Alabama (6), Arizona, Arkansas (3), British Columbia, California (5), Colorado (2), Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (4), Kansas (4), Kentucky (6), Louisiana (5), Maine (2), Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (6), Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), South Dakota (2), Texas (5), Utah, Virginia (5), Washington (5), West Virginia (5) and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Greenwood.

Communities near Greenwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Greenwood.

  • Cheap Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
  • Oakridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
  • Dickson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant View
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashland City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
  • White Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingston Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pegram
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pegram is located in Cheatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
  • Loriland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Loriland is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Greenwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Greenwood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenwood. See our Newspapers Page for Greenwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenwood ...

Looking for more information about Greenwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Greenwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Greenwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Dickson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.