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 Morgan County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Morgan County: Allegany (MD), Washington (MD), Frederick (VA), Berkeley & Hampshire.
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:
- Morgan County (The home county of Greenwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Oakland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Stotlers Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bath is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Berryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Woodmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Hansrote
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Paw Paw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Doe Gully
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Berkeley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Gerrardstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Inwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darkesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Ridgeway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hedgesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Little Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Bedington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Falling Waters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Good
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Good is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Capon Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North River Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Okonoko
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Slanesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Higginsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Lehew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Points
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Points is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Donaldson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Three Churches
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Augusta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sedan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Middleway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Bardane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Jefferson Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Shepherdstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Charles Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ranson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Bloomery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Kabletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Bolivar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Harpers Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lower Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Mineral County
- Fort Ashby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Keifers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Green Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Little Orleans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Oldtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Flintstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Spring Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Pearre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Big Pool
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clear Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Antietam Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
- Williamsport Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Williamsport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spielman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spielman is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spielman
- Wilson - Conococheague
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Antietam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Antietam is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Fairplay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Purcell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Robinsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Beans Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Claylick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Welsh Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Fulton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Warfordsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dott is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Covalt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Needmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Websters Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Clarke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Wadesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Gaylord
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Berryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boyce
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- White Post
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arcadia Farm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Millwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berrys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frogtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Shockeysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Siler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Collinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Cross Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Good
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Nordic Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- White Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Grimes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Rest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Hayfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Welltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Welltown is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- Warren County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Ashby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ashby is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Reliance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Reliance is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Winchester City (VA)
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roe Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Touhey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McIntire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Central Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ganotown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Shanghai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ambrose Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
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.
- Shockeysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Stotlers Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Glengary
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glengary is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
- Ganotown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ganotown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganotown
- Shanghai
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shanghai is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Collinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Siler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- De Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- De Haven is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Haven
- Bloomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Gerrardstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Springs is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Springs
- Whitacre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitacre is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitacre
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Cross Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gainesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gainesboro is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesboro
- White Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 32 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 14 miles [22.5 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 professional and volunteer 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:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Jefferson County
- Mineral County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Bedford County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Clarke County
- Frederick County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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> | 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |