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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 #34237)

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:   34.0156°   (34° 0' 56")

Lon:   -85.2498°   (-85° 14' 59")

The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Cedartown. Cedartown lies just to the west southwest of the Greenwood 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 websites either 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 Georgia:
  • Pages specific to Polk County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • 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 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.

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

    • Cedartown
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Felton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cave Spring
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Etna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Etna is located in Polk County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
    • Esom Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tecumseh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
      • Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Rockmart
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockmart have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockmart
      • Rockmart is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockmart <4>
    • Aragon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Palestine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
    • Wax
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
      • Wax is located in Floyd County
    • Silver Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <4>
    • Lindale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Borden Springs
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
        • Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
      • Rosemont Park
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemont Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
        • Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
      • Atlanta Junction
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
        • Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
      • Rock Run
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
        • Rock Run is located in Cherokee County (AL)
      • Buchanan
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Taylorsville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Tabernacle
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
        • Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
      • Braswell
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
        • Braswell is located in Paulding County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
      • Kirk's Grove
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
        • Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
      • Dailey
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dailey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
        • Dailey is located in Calhoun County (AL)
      • Oak Level
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Level have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
        • Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
      • Coosa
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Rome
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
        • Rome is located in Floyd County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <4>
      • Grantville ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
        • Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
      • Spring Garden
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
        • Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County (AL)

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

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Buchanan
    • Cedartown
    • Rockmart
    • Rome
      • Rome lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Greenwood Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rome.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Greenwood Cemetery.<6>

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

    • South Side Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Side Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Side Cemetery
    • Northview Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Northview Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northview Cemetery
    • Northview Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Northview Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northview Cemetery
    • Polk Memorial Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polk Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Polk Memorial Gardens is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polk Memorial Gardens
    • Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    • New Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pine Bower Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Bower Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Bower Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Bower Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Wimberly Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wimberly Hill Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wimberly Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wimberly Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Chubb Road Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chubb Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chubb Road Cemetery is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chubb Road Cemetery
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sanders Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36837 <1>
    • Lime Branch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lime Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lime Branch Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lime Branch Cemetery
    • Red Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Hill Cemetery
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • New Prospect Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Prospect Cemetery
      • Macedonia Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Hightower Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hightower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hightower Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hightower Cemetery
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Cave Spring Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hemphill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hemphill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hemphill Cemetery is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hemphill Cemetery
      • Mountain Spring Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mountain Spring Cemetery is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Spring Cemetery
      • Hutching Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutching Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hutching Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutching Cemetery
      • Dugdown Baptist Church Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Felton Baptist Church Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Felton Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Felton Cemetery is located in Haralson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felton Cemetery
      • Felton Methodist Church Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • The Felton Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Haralson County
        • The Felton Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Felton Memory Gardens
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felton Methodist Church 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:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #314881  (Greenwood Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #314881 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: Cedartown East
      • County: Polk         Elev: 246
      • Location given for GNIS #314881 (Greenwood Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #34237

    The official website for Polk County: www.polkcountygeorgia.us/

    The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

    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>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Polk, 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- ) 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: 34.0156, Longitude: -85.2498    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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.
    <7>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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