Welcome to Greenwood ...

Greenwood is located in White County<1>.

Greenwood is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Greenwood (for example, toward Lakemont Heights), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Greenwood: 931

Communities Also Named Greenwood ...

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

• Clarktown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarktown is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
• Smyrna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Smyrna is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
• McMinnville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • McMinnville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <3>
• Sparta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sparta is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <3>
• Smithville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithville is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <3>
• Sopha ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
• Newton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Newton is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
  • Newton has also been known as:
  • Peay
• Spencer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Spencer is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <3>
• Huntland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Huntland is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
  • Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
• Pleasant Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 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.