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 #34237).
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 Greenwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenwood Cemetery:
34.0156, -85.2498
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Greenwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>
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)
- The South Side Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
- Northview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Northview Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview Cemetery
- Northview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Northview Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview Cemetery
- Polk Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Wimberly Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chubb Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Chubb Road Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb Road Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lime Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lime Branch Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Branch Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hightower Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hightower Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hemphill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hemphill Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill Cemetery
- Mountain Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hutching Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hutching Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- The Felton Cemetery is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Cemetery
- Felton Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Felton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Etna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Esom Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tecumseh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockmart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Aragon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Silver Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lindale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Borden Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Rosemont Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Atlanta Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Braswell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kirk's Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dailey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oreburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Level
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coosa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Exie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Garden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Greenwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Greenwood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #34237
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #314881 (Greenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #314881 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 246 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cedartown East
- Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0159337 Lon: -85.2493959
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 '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- Greenwood 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |