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A visit to the Greenhead Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Greenhead Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenhead Cemetery:

30.5116, -85.6583

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

The Greenhead Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Chipley. Chipley lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Greenhead Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Greenhead Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Greenhead Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Tiller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Tiller Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Cemetery
  • Deadening Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Deadening Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadening Cemetery
  • Potter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Potter Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
  • Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery
    • The Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kingdom Life Ministries Cemetery
    • Victory Faith Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Victory of Faith Fellowship Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267647 <5>
  • Barfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Barfield Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield Cemetery
  • Gainer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gainer Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainer Cemetery
  • Wood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
  • Lay Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lay Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Weeks Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
  • White Oak Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The White Oak Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
  • Porter Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Porter Cemetery is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
  • Clarkston Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Clarkston Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Wilcox Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
    • Ebro Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Ebro Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro Cemetery
    • Dunn - Raley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Dunn - Raley Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn - Raley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunn - Raley Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Vernon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71911 <5>
    • Miller Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Everett Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Everett Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
    • Fountain Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Mtn. Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Scarlett Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Greenhead Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenhead Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Vernon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wausau
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Brock Crossroad
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
  • Millers Ferry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
  • Ebro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Ebro is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <6>
  • Vicksburg ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Vicksburg is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
    • Former name for Vicksburg:
    • Vickerburg
  • Five Points
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Five Points is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Fountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Southport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Youngstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
  • Lynn Haven
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Chipley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bonifay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Knox Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
    • Cedar Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Caryville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Alford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pretty Bayou
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Pretty Bayou is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Bayou
    • Hiland Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Hiland Park is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiland Park
    • Steele City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Steele City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
    • Westville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ponce de Leon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Greenhead Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Greenhead Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Washington County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • 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 Greenhead Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #283415  (Greenhead Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #283415 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Washington
      • Est. Elev: 40 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Vernon
      • Location given for Greenhead Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.5115829     Lon: -85.6582632
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Florida's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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- Greenhead Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.