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 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 is located in Rutherford County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rutherford County: Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Davidson, Marshall, Williamson & Wilson.
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:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Greenwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Eagleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Allisona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Midland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Snell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Rucker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Plainview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Burns Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Murfreesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Colonial Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Leanna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Longview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Palmetto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Whitaker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Bell Buckle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shelbyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wartrace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Cortner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Raus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Willow Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Bradyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burgen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Hollow Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Beechgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gossburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Busy Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Wrencoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Antioch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Whispering Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Oak Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Paragon Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Priest Lake Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Forest Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Nashboro Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Green Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Berry Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Belle Meade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Trigg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Lynnville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Petersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Belleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Holts Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Anes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- South Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Lewisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Cochran
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Globe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Leftwich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- New Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Philadelphia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Carters Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Jameson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Scribner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Columbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Theta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Culleoka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Graymere Manor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Ben ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Moore County
- Countyline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- College Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peytonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Arrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Duplex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Harpeth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Thompson's Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <1>
- Spring Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nolensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clovercroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Parry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Rural Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Cainsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Gladeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
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.
- Kelley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fuqua Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Floyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Owen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marrs Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beasley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McCord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Continue List (1968 more) ...
- Potiller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nunn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles 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.
- Beasley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beasley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Holts Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Eagleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rover is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Allisona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Thick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thick is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thick
- College Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Versailles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Versailles is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Link
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Link is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Rockvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Longview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Arno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arno is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
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.
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 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 Greenwood:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- Giles County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Williamson County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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. |