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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 Fayette County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Greenwood is 2,460 feet [750 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Greenwood is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Greenwood was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Greenwood was located: 304 & 681<4>

Communities Also Named Greenwood ...

While we believe that this Greenwood is located in Fayette County, we know of another 4 West Virginia communities named Greenwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Boone, Doddridge, Morgan and Ohio County.

Beyond West 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, Virginia (5), Washington (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.

  • Beckley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fayetteville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hinton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Rainelle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ansted
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Mount Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mabscott
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Sophia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Rupert
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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.

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 West Virginia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Greenwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Greenwood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.