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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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Clark County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clark County: Chippewa, Eau Claire, Jackson, Marathon, Taylor & Wood.

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:

  • Clark County     (The home county of Greenwood)
  • Chippewa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
    • Stanley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stanley is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
    • Boyd
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Boyd is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Cadott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cadott is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
  • Eau Claire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
    • Fairchild
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hay Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Augusta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
    • Merrillan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Merrillan is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
    • Hatfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Pray
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Alma Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Alma Center is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
    • Levis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Requa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marathon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
    • Spencer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Unity
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Unity is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • McMillan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Stratford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Stratford is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • Milan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Corinth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rozellville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Fenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Fenwood is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Wien
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
    • Lublin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Lublin is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Bellinger
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Stetsonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Polley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Medford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Perkinstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
    • Bakerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lindsey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hewitt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Auburndale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Auburndale is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people

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.

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Greenwood had a population of 310 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Greenwood had a population of 995 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.

  • Loyal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Loyal is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
  • Longwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Longwood is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Globe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Christie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Christie is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
  • Spokeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Veefkind
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Withee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Neillsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Neillsville is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
  • Granton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Spencer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lombard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lombard is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
  • Unity
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Unity is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Lynn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lynn is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Curtiss
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Colby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Colby is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people

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 68 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.