A visit to the Greenwater Cemetery ...
We aren't confident of the location of the Greenwater Cemetery, so consider the above location as an estimate.<1>
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Greenwater Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Greenwater Cemetery (FG ID #2309456)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Greenwater Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greenwater Cemetery has been estimated.
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenwater Cemetery
Lat: 36.1793° (36° 10' 45")
Lon: -116.6164° (-116° 36' 59")
The cemetery is located in Inyo County<4>.
As an estimate, the Greenwater Cemetery is located 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the northwest of Furnace Creek.
The county seat for Inyo County is located in Independence. Independence lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the west northwest of the Greenwater Cemetery .
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Greenwater Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Inyo County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Find-A-Grave:
- The Greenwater Cemetery (FG ID #2309456)
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of California
- Cemeteries of Inyo County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for California
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for California
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of California
- Cemeteries of Inyo
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Greenwater Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Greenwater ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwater
- Greenwater is located in Inyo County
- Lila C ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Ryan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Ryan is located in Inyo County
- Death Valley Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Death Valley Junction
- Death Valley Junction is located in Inyo County
- Former names for Death Valley Junction:
- Amargosa
- Death Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Death Valley Junction <6>
- Eagle Borax Works ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Borax Works
- Eagle Borax Works is located in Inyo County
- Evelyn ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Ashford Mill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Mill
- Ashford Mill is located in Inyo County
- Scranton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Scranton is located in Inyo County
- Schwab ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Shoshone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoshone
- Shoshone is located in Inyo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoshone <6>
- Furnace Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Creek
- Furnace Creek is located in Inyo County
- Furnace Creek has also been known as:
- Furnace Creek Ranch
- Indian Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Inyo County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Harmony Borax Works ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Borax Works
- Harmony Borax Works is located in Inyo County
- Former name for Harmony Borax Works:
- Greenland
- Park Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Park Village is located in Inyo County
- Death Valley Charcoal Kilns ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Death Valley Charcoal Kilns
- Death Valley Charcoal Kilns is located in Inyo County
- Panamint City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panamint City
- Panamint City is located in Inyo County
- Harmony Borax Works ‑ Historic
- Greenwater - Historic
- Greenwater lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West (W) of the Greenwater Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Greenwater.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwater
- Death Valley Junction Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- The Death Valley Junction Cemetery is located in Inyo County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Death Valley Junction Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Death Valley Junction.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Death Valley Junction Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2204080 <2>
- Death Valley Junction Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- The Death Valley Junction Cemetery is located in Inyo County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Death Valley Junction Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Death Valley Junction.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Death Valley Junction Cemetery
- Dayton Harris Gravesite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dayton Harris Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- The Dayton Harris Gravesite is located in Inyo County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dayton Harris Gravesite is located 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of Furnace Creek.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dayton Harris Gravesite
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7931 <2>
- Schwab Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Schwab Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- The Schwab Cemetery is located in Inyo County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Schwab Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Furnace Creek.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schwab Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336833 <2>
- Shoshone Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- The Shoshone Cemetery is located in Inyo County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shoshone Cemetery is located in Shoshone.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoshone Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201171 <2>
- Amargosa Desert Memorial Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- The Amargosa Desert Memorial Cemetery is located in Nye County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amargosa Desert Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136714 <2>
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2309456
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Greenwater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenwater Cemetery, with the nearest first.
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Greenwater Cemetery. The following communities are located in Inyo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 6 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Greenwater Cemetery.<7>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwater Cemetery, with the nearest first.
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Greenwater Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Greenwater Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1793, Longitude: -116.6164 |
| <4> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Inyo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |
| <7> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |