A visit to the Greenwood Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Greenwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Greenwood Cemetery (FG ID #2239879)
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 Greenwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenwood Cemetery
Lat: 49.2685° (49° 16' 6")
Lon: -124.8303° (-124° 49' 49")
Name Variations for Greenwood Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood / Port Alberni Municipal Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Greenwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to British Columbia:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Greenwood Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alberni
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alberni came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberni
- Port Alberni
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Sproat Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sproat Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sproat Lake
- Great Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Central came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Central
- Dunsmuir
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunsmuir came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunsmuir
- Qualicum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Qualicum came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualicum
- Bowser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowser came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowser
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowser <4>
- Deep Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bay
- Nahmint
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nahmint came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahmint
- Hilliers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilliers came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliers
- Dashwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dashwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dashwood
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fanny Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coombs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coombs came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coombs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coombs <4>
- Qualicum Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Qualicum Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualicum Beach
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Qualicum Beach <4>
- Denman Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denman Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denman Island
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denman Island <4>
- Buckley Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckley Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Bay
- Kildonan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kildonan came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildonan
- Errington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Errington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errington
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Errington <4>
- Hornby Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornby Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby Island
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornby Island <4>
- Green Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 8 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> of the Greenwood Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alberni Valley Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Qualicum Beach Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Denman Island Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Denman Island Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denman Island Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2591114 <1>
- Hornby Island Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Yates Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Knox United Church Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- St. Anne's Anglican Church Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- The Cumberland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cumberland Municipal Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cumberland Cemetery
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 Greenwood Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Greenwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.2685, Longitude: -124.8303 |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |