Welcome to Greenwood ...
So far, we found very little information about Greenwood. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Greenwood to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Greenwood, please Contact Us.
Greenwood would have been located within present day Bath County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Greenwood, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
We don't have a date for the establishment of Greenwood. The community was inundated by Lake Moomaw.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Greenwood is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Greenwood was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Greenwood still existed, it would have been in the (540) area code.
Communities Also Named Greenwood ...
While we believe that this Greenwood is located in Bath County, we know of another 4 Virginia communities named Greenwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Albemarle, Henrico, Norfolk City and Rockingham County.
Beyond Virginia, 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), Tennessee (8), Texas (5), Utah, 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.
- Covington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Covington is located in Covington City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <6>
- Clifton Forge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Forge
- Clifton Forge is located in Alleghany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Forge <6>
- Marlinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlinton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlinton
- Marlinton is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlinton <6>
- Iron Gate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Hillsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <6>
- Carloover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Healing Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Neola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Mitchelltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Warm Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Warm Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warm Springs <6>
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bath County: www.bathcountyva.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Bath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |