A visit to the Greenwood 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 Greenwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenwood Cemetery:
31.4391, -83.5107
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Tift County<2>.
The county seat for Tift County is located in Tifton. Tifton lies just to the north 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 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Greenwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Tift Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Tifton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1995884 <5>
- Lawrence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Harding Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harding Cemetery is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harding Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Tifton.
- The Harding Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sutton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34348 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Rutland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rutland Cemetery is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- The Baker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baker Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405916 <5>
- Fletcher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Hickory Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ty Ty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ty Ty Cemetery is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ty Ty Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Oaky Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Oaky Grove Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Grove Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Mathis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Waterloo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Waterloo Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Cemetery
- Waterloo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Waterloo Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Unionville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Unionville is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Tifton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Phillipsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Abac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brookfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Omega
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ty Ty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Enigma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Staunton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Staunton is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Lenox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sumner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Norman Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mystic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irwinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alapaha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Poulan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ellenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ocilla
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sparks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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 Tift County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adel
- Adel lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Greenwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
- Alapaha
- Ashburn
- Irwinville
- Ocilla
- Omega
- Sumner
- Sylvester
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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Tift 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #314877 (Greenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #314877 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: Tift
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tifton West
- Location given for Greenwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4390741 Lon: -83.5107196
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Tift, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | 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. |
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