Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Greene County, Missouri.
Official Website
The county was organized in 1833 and is named after American Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene. The Battle of Wilson's Creek, also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, was the first major battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. It was fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri. Missouri was officially a neutral state, but its governor, Claiborne Fox Jackson, supported the South and secretly collaborated with Confederate troops.
Adjacent Counties
Communities
- Ash Grove
- Battlefield
- Bois D'Arc
- Ebenezer
- Fair Grove
- Glidewell
- Logan
- Oak Grove Heights
- Plano
- Republic
- Rogersville
- Springfield (County Seat)
- Strafford
- Turners
- Walnut Grove
- Willard
Cemeteries
Links
National Register of Historic Places
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Greene County Genealogical Research