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A visit to the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Memorial Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery

Lat:   39.2246°   (39° 13' 28")

Lon:   -121.0741°   (-121° 4' 26")

The Greenwood Memorial Cemetery is located in Nevada County<2>.

The county seat for Nevada County is located in Nevada City. Nevada City lies just to the northeast of the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Elm Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elm Ridge Cemetery is located in Nevada County
  • Rough & Ready Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rough & Ready Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rough & Ready Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rough & Ready Cemetery is located in Nevada County
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Nevada County
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Nevada City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1268254 <5>
  • Forest View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest View Cemetery
    • The Forest View Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Nevada City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151004 <5>
  • Deer Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Creek Cemetery
    • The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deer Creek Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Nevada City.
    • The Deer Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400769 <5>
  • Pioneer Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pioneer Grove Cemetery is located in Nevada County
  • Smartsville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smartsville Cemetery
    • The Smartsville Cemetery is located in Yuba County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smartsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
    • The Smartsville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Good Templars Cemetery
    • Mason Cemetery
    • McGanney Cemetery
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Smartsville Fraternal Cemetery
    • Smartville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8377 <5>
  • Kneebone Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kneebone Family Cemetery
    • The Kneebone Family Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • The Kneebone Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bridgeport Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261599 <5>
  • Colfax Indian Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colfax Indian Cemetery
    • The Colfax Indian Cemetery is located in Yuba County
  • Colfax Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colfax Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colfax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Colfax Cemetery is located in Placer County
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Yuba County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located outside of Smartsville
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Smartsville Catholic Cemetery
      • Smartville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189988 <5>
    • Dutch Flat Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Flat Cemetery
      • The Dutch Flat Cemetery is located in Placer County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dutch Flat Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Alta
    • Iowa Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iowa Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iowa Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Iowa Hill Cemetery is located in Placer County
    • Pike City Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike City Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pike City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Pike City Cemetery is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375331 <5>
    • Camptonville Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Peoria Memorial Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Peoria Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoria Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peoria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peoria Cemetery is located in Yuba County
    • Browns Valley Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Placer County
    • Sleighville House Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sleighville House Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sleighville House Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Sleighville House Cemetery is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375335 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenwood Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • The Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
    • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
  • Grass Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Spring Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Bitney Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
    • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
  • Union Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Glenbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
  • Newtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Newtown is located in Nevada County
  • Cedar Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kres. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
    • Kres is located in Nevada County
  • Gold Flat
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gold Flat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
    • Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
  • Nevada City Rancheria
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada City Rancheria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City Rancheria
    • Nevada City Rancheria is located in Nevada County
  • Rough and Ready
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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    • Nevada City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Alta Sierra
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Sierra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
    • Penn Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lake Wildwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
      • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
    • Chicago Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bridgeport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
    • Birchville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
      • Birchville is located in Nevada County
    • Blue Tent
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
      • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County

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 Greenwood Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nevada County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Memorial Cemetery:

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 Memorial Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #224597  (Greenwood Memorial Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #224597 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Grass Valley
    • County: Nevada         Elev: 793
    • Location given for GNIS #224597 (Greenwood Memorial Cemetery)

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Nevada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2246, Longitude: -121.0741       In this case, the coordinates for the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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.
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